Feasibility studies of transportation projects often require significant technical input, which should normally be the outcome of sub-sequent studies. An early assessment and screening of technically suitable project alternatives in the form of applicability verification could yield significant cost and time savings for planners, decision makers and stakeholders. The objective of this paper is to develop a comprehensive approach for the technical applicability verification of tramway systems. The proposed method considers different applicability aspects in a systematic manner and allows for quickly assessing whether a project may be implemented, in the context of a preparatory process. A case study of the applicability verification method for the case of a planned tram line in Thessaloniki, Greece, demonstrates the potential of the proposed method.

交通项目的可行性研究通常需要大量的技术投入，这通常应该是后续研究的结果。以适用性验证的形式对技术上合适的项目替代方案进行早期评估和筛选可以为规划者、决策者和利益相关者节省大量成本和时间。本文的目的是为有轨电车系统的技术适用性验证开发一种综合方法。所提出的方法以系统的方式考虑了不同的适用性方面，并允许在准备过程的背景下快速评估项目是否可以实施。对希腊塞萨洛尼基规划有轨电车线路的适用性验证方法的案例研究证明了该方法的潜力。