Credits: 3 (3-0-0)
Prerequisites: M.Tech: Nil; B.Tech: Instructor’s permission
Description
This course discusses the role of urban public transportation modes, focusing on bus and rail systems. Operational and Technological characteristics are described, along with their impacts on capacity, service quality, and cost. Current practice and methods for data collection and analysis, performance evaluation, route and network design, frequency determination, and vehicle and crew scheduling are covered. Main topics include: Transit System; Estimation of Transit Demand; Route planning techniques; Bus Scheduling; Transit Corridor identification and planning; Mass Transport Management Measures; Integration of Public Transportation Modes. Public transport Infrastructure; Case Studies. Multimodal Transportation Systems.