BUS STATION CAPACITY

The capacity of a bus station is considered in relation to the quality of service offered to the user. The quality of service is defined in terms of the proportion of buses delayed and queuing theory is used to relate this to bus arrival rate, layover time and the number of stands provided. The results are presented graphically for single and multiple channel operation. The effect of a waiting room, or holding area, for buses on the size of the docking area is then explored. This arrangement may offer significant savings in station area. /Author/TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Purcell, W E
• Publication Date: 1974-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 675-677
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 15
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus terminals; Buses; Design; Level of service; Queuing; Queuing theory; Traffic delays; Traffic flow
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity; Terminus
• Old TRIS Terms: Lay-out; Queueing theory
• ITRD Terms: 643: Capacity (road, footway); 9010: Delay; 2885: Layout; 653: Level of service; 6594: Queue; 1074: Terminus; 671: Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096718
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 18 1975 12:00AM