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Public dissertation presentation by Tzu-Hao Yan.

Professor Ulrich Weidmann developed the so-called fundamental diagram for pedestrians in a technical report titled Pedestrians' Transport Technology. Since then, platforms, subways, stairs, ramps and lifts in railway stations have been dimensioned on the basis of his diagram.

Time travel through the Swiss railroad history. With the help of data sets from the Institute for Transport Planning and Systems.

Presentations of current transport research topics at the IVT Alumni Seminar 2022.

Comfortable, safe, space efficient. Linking urban centres in an efficient, reliable and sustainable manner.

Rising requirements for mobility and the environment demand new ideas, especially in regard to efficency and sustainability.

Public dissertation presentation by P. Braess

Alumni seminar 2018: Current transport research topics.

Prof. Dr. Francesco Corman about development and future of transport systems.  

Masters' theses Spring semester 2017.

IVT guest lecture about current topics at SBB.

Media release: Preliminary results from public transportation upgrades.

Guided tour: Railway practice.