Public transport stop: basic elements, classification

The place of public transport stop is a specially equipped site used for boarding / disembarking passengers of trolleybuses, buses, shuttles, trams. The rules of its equipment, as well as the basic elements are established by state standards. Let's consider further, what should be a stop of public transport.

Key Elements

The site within which the public transport stop is located, includes:

1. Areas for entrance, waiting and landing.
2. Transition speed bands.
3. Pavilion.
4. Bench.
5. Urns for garbage.
6. Means of organization of movement.
7. Lighting.
8. Footpaths, sidewalks.

On the roads I-III cat. On the sites there is also a toilet.

General characteristics

In the simplest case, the nearest public transport stop is indicated by a corresponding sign. For example, for bus stations - this is a sign. 5.16. As a rule, the stop of public transport in the city is equipped with a canopy from the rain. Almost always in the pavilion there is a sign with a traffic schedule. In some cases, points for ticket sales are equipped on the sites. In large metropolitan areas, outdoor advertising is available at stops. A marking is prohibited within the zone relating to the site, prohibiting motorists from parking.

Requirements for points on roads of category I a

Stop public transport should be outside the roadbed. The device of separate as well as combined entrances and exits to the main road is allowed. With their equipment, it is necessary to be guided by the building codes provided for abutments and intersections of highways. Stops should be located at a distance of at least 3 km. At intersections of highways at various levels to ensure the convenience of transplants and safety, the passengers' landing / disembarkation points are located in the sector adjacent to the traffic routes of pedestrian traffic.

Rules for sections on highways of category I b - III

The public transport stop should be on a direct terrain. A point device can be installed on a curved section, with a radius of at least 1 thousand m for roads I b - II cat., 600 m - III and 400 - IV cat. The longitudinal slope at the stopping point should not be more than 40%. In the passenger embarkation / disembarkation zone, it is necessary to provide a distance of visibility for parking the car. The stops are displaced along the road by at least 30 m between the closest partitions of the pavilions. In the areas of junctions and intersections of roads, the landing / landing points are set to equal or greater than the distance provided for the visibility of the car's parking. It is allowed to place stops for vehicles moving in the opposite direction, before or after the junction / intersection. At the same time, they move along the course of their movement not less than 30 m between the adjacent walls of the pavilions. In general, stops are placed every 3 km. In densely populated or resort areas, the distance between points is reduced to 400 m.

Classification

The public transport stop can be:

1. Constant. Arrival of the TS is carried out according to the schedule, as a rule, at certain time intervals.
2. On demand. The vehicle stops at the request of the passenger. A citizen who needs to exit can press a special button or say about his desire aloud. The person who is waiting for the arrival of the transport at the stop, raises his hand, signaling that he needs to sit in the vehicle.

On-demand stops, as a rule, are not indicated by special signs. In some regions, however, such items are different from the usual ones. For example, in Moscow the name of the stopping place is underlined on demand or there is an appropriate indication next to the name. Travel from such an item may be established outside the prescribed tariff.

Additionally

At present, semi-permanent stops are equipped. Arrival of the TS to such points is carried out at fixed time intervals. At such stops, passenger traffic is distributed unevenly. These landing / disembarkation areas are located outside the settlements for safety reasons or are introduced on specialized routes. If the driver does not see anyone who wants to sit in the vehicle at the bus stop, or none of the passengers wants to leave, he will not stop. In recent times, fake items have become common. They settle down near homes for the elderly, hospitals. Such stops help to quickly identify patients suffering from short-term memory loss or other pathologies and leaving the institution voluntarily.