Public Transportation Systems - Theory & Concepts - Transit Fleet

Overview of public transit modes, characteristics, capacity, and operations.

Adjust the route parameters to see how running time and layovers dictate the required fleet size to maintain a specific headway.

Round-Trip Running Time50 min

Required Layover/Recovery10% (5 min)

Desired Headway (h)10 min

Total Cycle Time (

T_c

)55 min

Theoretical Vehicles (

T_c / h

)5.50

Required Fleet Size (

N

)6 buses

Actual Scheduled Headway9.2 min

Resulting Frequency (

f

)6.5 buses/hr

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