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Title: INTEGRATED TIMED TRANSFER: A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE
Accession Number: 00741893
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Integrated timed-transfer (ITT) systems are starting up in Switzerland, Austria, and many regions of Germany. They distinguish themselves from regular timed-transfer systems, in which vehicles arrive at and depart from a station at approximately the same time to minimize waiting times for passengers, by integrating the timed-transfer systems of individual metropolitan areas into one complete public transportation system for a region. Very little has been written about ITT in the English language literature, and the purpose here is to close the information gap. The advantages and disadvantages of an ITT system are illustrated by discussing a concrete example. Technical and economic aspects of ITT are discussed. Terms such as "symmetry time" and "optimal minimum headway" are defined. Early results of ITT systems in Europe are reported. The applicability of ITT to North America is demonstrated with the example of the San Jose-Oakland-Sacramento corridor. The public transportation system in this area is currently disjointed, and the introduction of ITT would increase the usability of public transit.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1571, Public Transit 1997: Bus, Paratransit, Intermodal, and Rail.
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Clever, RPagination: p. 109-115
Publication Date: 1997
Serial: ISBN: 0309061512
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Oct 3 1997 12:00AM
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