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
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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