Metrorio system for regular transport of urban and interurban passengers by river and sea
OwnerAugustin Javier Salas Garciainventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a Rivertube system for transporting urban and metropolitan passengers, by river and sea, which is similar to a metro system, using watercraft instead of trains, said watercraft travelling along the rivers and coasts of cities instead of on tracks and in tunnels. The system comprises an automatic docking system for the boats and closed or covered stops, built on the river or on the sea, with large floating platforms that enable passengers to get on and off the boats more quickly and with greater agility than in conventional metro cars.
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1-8. (canceled)
An urban and interurban regular transport system for passengers using fluvial and maritime lanes, in which participate existent communication lanes including rivers and seas, wherein docking points or exchange stations are provided for an exchange of passengers in closed buildings provided with quays with docks, wherein for each station there is defined a fixed part or area for the access and cancellation of tickets through corresponding lathes, and at least one floating quay, which are accessed from a series of articulated ramps, so that the quay adapts to an existent water level, while the transport vehicles are contained in boats, wherein each quay is closed through a plurality of large capacity automatic doors coinciding in position with ones defined in the boat, wherein between the quay and the boat there is an automatic docking system including a hydraulic ramp, that when inoperative remains vertical and when in docking disposition folds horizontally, covering any required distance between the quay and the boat.
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