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Public Transport and Railways

ETHZ / Bauingenieur Bsc. / 5.Semester / HS2020 / Public Transport and Railways

ETHZ / Bauingenieur Bsc. / 5.Semester / HS2020 / Public Transport and Railways


Kartei Details

Karten 94
Lernende 44
Sprache Deutsch
Kategorie Verkehrskunde
Stufe Universität
Erstellt / Aktualisiert 02.10.2020 / 10.11.2023
Lizenzierung Keine Angabe
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Transport System Actors

Transport Purposes

  • Work
  • Education
  • Shopping
  • Business
  • Delivery
  • Tourism

Transport Purpose Characteristics

Timing characteristics: Concentrated/Peak, Dispersed, work days, working hours, dispersed/holiday

Spatial characteristics: Bundled, dispersed

PPP

= Public Private Partnership

Company formed by state and private actors to provide and/or operate infrastructure and services.

Vehicle Guidance: Track-based or independent

Independent (Track-less):
- Wheels move on broad smooth surface (eg. street)
- Vehicle moves freely in two dimensions

Track based:
- Wheels move on narrow horizontal surface ("track")
- Vehicle moves only along the track

Track

Physical infrastructure providing both vertical support and horizontal guidance.

Swiss Public Transport Definitions

Building Blocks of Public Transport

- Routes

- Stations

- Rolling stocks (vehicles)