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Rail shuttles are “niche” transit services that result from specific circumstances. They include single track shuttles in outlying areas, part-time or all-time extensions of line haul routes, and connections between major activities or transit lines. The paper describes and discusses more than 20 shuttles found in U.S., Canada, London, and Paris. It indicates why and where they were developed. Shuttles are found mainly in a few very large cities with extensive, complex, and old systems—mainly New York City, London, Paris, and Chicago. They reflect needs to better balance capacity and demand, or a result from service reconfiguration. Modern rapid transit systems with limited branching and extensive feeder bus (or park-and-ride) reduce the need for shuttles. Thus, the future shuttles will be more selectively located; they will address the need to connect to major off-line activities, provide interim service until trunk lines are completed or serve dramatic changes in future ridership.

01084478

08-0655

English

339

2008

Transportation Research Board 87th Annual Meeting

DVD

Appendices (1) ; Figures (5) ; References (6) ; Tables (2)

Case studies; Feeder services; Line extensions (Rail transit); Public transit; Railroad transportation; Rapid transit; Ridership; Shuttle service; Transit operating agencies

Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2008 Paper #08-0655

TRIS, TRB

Jan 29 2008 2:59PM