TRANSIT, OF THE NEW HIGHWAY CAPACITY MANUAL. CHAPTER 12. FINAL DRAFT

This chapter contains guidelines and procedures for estimating bus and rail transit capacities. It defines basic capacity concepts and principles; summarizes previous studies and current experience; develops analytical relationships; presents capacity guidelines; and sets forth illustrative applications. The guidelines and procedures may be used to estimate: 1. the effects of bus flows on freeway and signalized intersection capacity; 2. total passenger or person flow based on roadway operating conditions, and the prevailing mix of cars and buses (or rail vehicles); 3. generalized ranges of bus capacities for arterial streets, downtown streets, and busways; 4. bus berth (stop) requirements at terminals and along downtown busways, bus-only streets, and other city streets; 5. passenger flows on rail transit lines for varying car sizes, train lengths, service frequencies, and loading conditions - for both light rail and rapid transit lines. The chapter also provides ways to address various questions normally encountered in transit service planning and operations. For instance, How many passengers can be carried per unit of time? How many transit vehicles are needed to provide a specific rate of passenger flow? How many passengers can be carried with a given vehicle fleet? It emphasizes bus transit capacities since buses operate over the street and highway systems in most urban areas. However, it also presents salient rail transit characteristics and capacities. It builds upon and extends previous transit capacity analysis. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Polytechnic Institute of New York

  Transportation Training and Research Center, 33 Jay Street
  Brooklyn, NY  United States  11201

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Levinson, H S
• Publication Date: 1985-1-25

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 160 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus stops; Bus transit; Estimating; Freeways; Highway capacity; Public transit; Rapid transit; Signalized intersections
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus transportation (Intracity); Freeway capacity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00395435
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM