Designing of Public Transport Services

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Department Děčín

Synopsis:

Transport planning, demand elasticity. Strategy and hierarchical planning of public transport system. Line network planning, concept of offer. Integrated periodic timetable. Planning process of long-distance and regional transport. Optimised number of rolling-stock, circulation plan of rolling-stock, rolling-stock strategy. Public service liability for various segments. Harmony of particular long-term plans. Controlled competition. Case studies.

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graph minimisation problems, network flow problems, transport technology, project network analysis, introduction to linear programming, frequency of phenomena

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Study Objective:

Students should be able to design a proposal of public transport services in a specific area depending on the urban structure using all levels of proposal planning process in public passenger transport with subsequent interpretation of proposed system efficiency.

Study materials:

Štěrba R., Pastor O.: Passenger Transport in a Teritorry, Prague, CTU in Prague 2006

Nachtigall, K.: Periodic Network Optimization and Fixed Interval Timetables, Hildesheim 1998

Weidmann, U.: Network Planning and System Design, ETH Zürich 2007

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