JOKERI Line. A High-Profile Service for Comfortable Cross-Town Journeys

Land use changes along the ring roads surrounding Helsinki have increased travel demand away from the city and the rail network. This article describes the development of a new bus line that will offer high-quality cross-town service to meet this demand. The JOKERI bus line forms a semi-circle at a distance of 7-9 km from the Helsinki city center. This route connects four rail and several bus interchanges and operates at 5-minute intervals during peak periods. A dedicated fleet of 30 new low-floor bogie buses, high-frequency service and new shelters enhance travel comfort and efficiency. Improvements to the infrastructure, including interchanges and traffic signal priority, are planned to reduce travel times. A real-time system for managing traffic signal priorities and information displays has been implemented to avoid bunching of the JOKERI buses and to inform passengers of delays. The service started on a limited basis in 2003 and the service was fully up and running in August 2006. Passenger volume has been high since the service became fully operational.

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• Authors:
  • Sinisalo, Kimmo
• Publication Date: 2007-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Maps; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 24-25
• Serial:
  • Public Transport International
  • Volume: 56
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
  • ISSN: 1016-796X
  • Serial URL: http://www.uitp.org/publications/public-transport-magazine.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus priority; Bus routes; Bus transit; Bus transit operations; Case studies; Infrastructure; Passenger information systems; Quality of service; Real time information
• Geographic Terms: Helsinki (Finland)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01047245
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 2007 8:34PM