| Title | The System Standardization and Pilot Project for the Smart Bus Deployment on Service Routes (II) |
| Dept | Transportation Operations and Management Division |
| Year | 2007 |
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| Summary | The advanced public transportation service (APTS) is one of the major projects that the government initiated in recent years. By means of communications, information and automation technologies, it is expected to improve the operation efficiency and provide passengers with the dynamic riding information for the purpose of promoting the public transportation system. However, current bus operations in remote areas often exist the problems of low passenger volume, long service frequency, and foreseeable business loss, which is very different from the operations of city buses and MRT shuttle buses in urban areas. Therefore, the prior research results and experiences in APTS for city buses are not necessarily applicable. Therefore, this research aims at proposing an appropriate smart bus system for bus services in remote areas with the considerations of their demand characteristics and operation constraints. This is the second-year study of a 2-year project. The scope of this study contains: (1) implementing the demonstration work, (2) developing a proposal of design specifications for a Smart Bus System, (3) evaluating the performance of the demonstrative system, (4) suggesting and implementing of promotional tasks, (5) developing the user manual for the demonstrative system, and (6) suggesting the sustainable operation plan for the Smart Bus System. It is expected to make a triple-win situation of increasing passenger ridership, creating company income, and reducing government financial burden in the long term. |
| Post date | 2008/01/10 |
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