Question

(a) Discuss how the following factors affect bus stop capacity, i) Online and offline bus stop; ii) Number of loading areas; iii) Dwell time; iv) Green time ratio;

Answer 1

* Facility of online bus stops increases the bus stop capacity.

- Factors affecting bus stop capacity - is Online and offline bus stops - 9n online bus stops, passengers can book their tickets online and get the information about the bus for any sitte at their home. It decreases the passanger's extra crowd at bus stop, so more vehicles can stand at bus stops, which increases the bus stop capacitay - Se Hence, in comparison to offline bus stops, bus stop capacity of online bus stops is more ii) Number of loading Areas - Number of loading areas decreases the crowd of passengers at bus stops. Passengers are distributed in various loading areas. Thus, if number of loading oras increases, the capacity of bus stops will also increases 111) Dwell time it - The elwell time direchy affects the efficiency of a transit bus system along its soute. The dwell time is defined as the time that a transit vehicle stops for the purpose of serving passangers. Although dwell time is highly corgielated with the number of passengers boarding and alighting, there are also secondary factors such as crowding, fare type, and bus design that may affect it. iv) Green time ratio :- It is the ratio of effective green time to the lyde length,. For a good bus stop capacity it should be optimum and according to the optimum gele length. Optimum Cycle length Can be calculated by webster's equation.

* If number of loading area increases, it will increase the bus stop capacity.

* Dwell time is time that a transit vehicle stops for the purpose of serving passengers.

* Green time ratio is the ratio of effective green time to the cycle length.