Exploring the Relationship between the Creation of an Intermodal Passenger Terminal and the Urban Development of Debrecen: A Case Study

Bodnár, Balázs; Csomós, György

doi:10.2478/quageo-2019-0019

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The exact location and the size of the Debrecen IPT’s planning area (centred on the current Main Railway Station).

Current design of the railway station and Petőfi square (left), and a plan of the rebuilt station with the revitalised square (right).

Geographical distribution of Government Windows located in the northern area of Debrecen’s agglomeration (green and red border lines reflect people’s expected decisions regarding whether or not they visit the Government Window located in a certain city).

Geographical distribution of Government Windows located in the southern area of Debrecen’s agglomeration (green and red border lines reflect people’s expected decisions regarding whether or not they visit the Government Window located in a certain city).

Matrix of impacts generated by IPT on urban development of Debrecen_

	Local	Regional	International
Debrecen’s central position in its agglomeration	medium
Debrecen’s competitiveness		weak
Debrecen’s socio-economic features			medium
Debrecen’s cultural polycentricity	strong

Main data and features of Ghent, Graz, Linz, Poznań and Debrecen, and that of central railway stations (IPTs) located in those cities_

	Ghent	Graz	Linz	Poznań	Debrecen
population of city (2016)	257,029	282,479	198,181	538,633	201,981
population of agglomeration (2016)	455,302	341,201	270,018	1,150,348	265,699
area of city (km²)	156.18	127.58	95.98	261.37	461.70
geographical position of IPT within city	inner city position	inner city position	central position	central position	inner city position
date of IPT construction	original building date: 1912, rebuilding: in progress	original building date: 1956, rebuilding: 2012	original building date: 1955, rebuilding: 2004	original building date: 1879, rebuilding: 2012	original building date: 1849, first rebuilding: 1961, rebuilding to IPTF: under planning
features of IPT construction	rebuilding	rebuilding	rebuilding	rebuilding	rebuilding
cost of IPT project (million euros)	496	90	150	152.5	71–113 (projected)
connected transport modes	railway (including high-speed rail), tram, bus, car, (including taxi), bicycle	railway, (including high-speed rail), tram, bus, car, (including taxi), bicycle	railway, (including high-speed rail), tram, bus, car, (including taxi), bicycle	railway, tram, bus, car, (including taxi), bicycle	railway, tram, bus, car, (including taxi), bicycle
number of public transport relations	railway: 16, tram: 4, bus: 40	railway: 15, tram: 4, bus: 18	railway: 19, tram: 3, bus: 11	railway: 28, tram: 10, bus: 5
number of platforms	12	10	13	16
international connections yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
horizontal or vertical connections	both	both	both	both	both
number of passengers/day	54,169	30,000	30,000	38,356	30,000
background services	shops, coffee shops, fast food restaurants, bookstores, offices, passenger information points, apartments	shopping mall, restaurants, coffee shops, gym, personal services, post office, passenger information points	supermarkets, fast food restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, bank offices, interior design shop, travel agency, bookstore, personal services	shopping mall, supermarket, consumer electronic store, shops, offices, fast food restaurants, coffee shops, bookstore, bank offices, gym, passenger information points
park and ride facilities	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
bicycle infrastructure	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
freight transport	yes	yes	yes	no	yes

Exploring the Relationship between the Creation of an Intermodal Passenger Terminal and the Urban Development of Debrecen: A Case Study

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Matrix of impacts generated by IPT on urban development of Debrecen_

Main data and features of Ghent, Graz, Linz, Poznań and Debrecen, and that of central railway stations (IPTs) located in those cities_

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