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| Abstract | Buses account for the majority of daily public transport journeys in most cities. For example, as shown in Table 1, the Underground in London, England, carries 2.6 million trips every working day (10 percent of total trips) but buses carry 3 million trips (12 percent of total trips). 1 In Santiago, Chile, the Metro carries.5 million trips per weekday (6 percent of total trips) but buses carry 4.25 million trips (50 percent of total trips). 2 The main characteristic of bus systems, compared with other public transport systems, is their density in terms of routes and access points (bus stops). Urban rails and metro systems serve the movement aspect of the public transport mobility problem because they run on segregated tracks (which are not affected by road congestion) and stations are distant (one per kilometer, on average). However, they do not provide the same level of accessibility as bus systems. There are 700 bus routes and 17,000 bus stops in London, but only 13 Underground lines calling at 266 stations. 3 In Santiago, there are 350 bus routes and 7,500 formal bus stops, although services work on a hail-and-ride basis in most of the city. There are just three Metro lines calling at 49 stations. 4 The high level of activity at bus stops is another important feature of bus systems. Every bus ride implies one boarding and one alighting at a bus stop. Therefore, for the amount of bus journeys in a city like London or Santiago, the boarding and alighting activities number nearly 2 billion per year. Given some measures of stop efficiency, this level of activity could suggest that buses spend a total of approximately 3 million |
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| Subject Keyword | Bus Stop Total Trip Bus System Context Bus Bus Route Movement Aspect Stop Efficiency Metro Line Hail-and-ride Basis Bus Journey Segregated Track Access Point Daily Public Transport Journey Metro System Underground Line Public Transport Mobility Problem Urban Rail Bus Ride Public Transport System Formal Bus Stop High Level Important Feature Road Congestion Main Characteristic Activity Number |
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