Bus stations and terminals a bus terminal, or terminus, is the point where a bus route starts or ends, where vehicles stop, turn or reverse, and wait before departing on their return journeys. Bus terminal design guidelines public transport bus scribd. Brudevold submitted for the degree of master in architecture in the department of architecture on november 27, 1957. It provides guidelines, policies, procedures, and methods for developing and documenting the design of improvements to the washington state ferries terminal facilities. Bus terminal design guidelines public transport bus. This thesis proposes a union bus terminal to serve the suburban and longdistance bus needs of tacoma, washington. Their handling capacity determines the total fleet that can operate within the city and the ease with which terminals facilitate multimodal passenger activity and interchanges between different bus routes, regional buses and city buses, between private and paratransit services and buses determines the bus ridership. Advantages and disadvantages for typical stop location types farside stop nearside stop midblock stop advantages advantages advantages minimizes conflicts with rightturning vehicles. Minimizes sight line conflicts for drivers and pedestrians. Station and support facility design guidelines user guide. Figure 71 depicts the basic front and side views of a 40foot bus and summarizes its critical dimensions and clearance requirements of the model the system currently operates. Size the following factors are considered to characterize the size of the terminal and its functions flow of traffic system characteristics user characteristics 3. Bus stop design should be based on the design parameters for articulated buses. It replaces the document bus stops a design guide for improved quality1 which was published jointly by translink, roads service and the department of the environment for northern ireland in october 1997.
The case study in this section describes the principles and design process of gulbargas supermarket station. Architecture, i herewith submit this thesis entitled. Bus terminal definition of bus terminal by the free dictionary. An organized bus terminal should meet the following requirements. Apr 01, 2016 the terminal design manual is for use by washington state department of transportation ferries division engineering personnel. As such, supplemental references are provided to external publications that describe, in more. The size and nature of a terminal may vary, from a roadside bus stop with no facilities for passengers or bus crews, to a purpose built offroad bus station offering a wide range of facilities. Conclusions following conclusion are made from the above study 1. Energy efficient design of bus terminals a study of how internal loads and design choices affect the energy usage in the nils ericson terminal master of science thesis in the masters programme structural engineering and building technology cajsa lindstrom department of civil and environmental engineering division of building technology. Duplication of terminal facilitiesamenities longer minimum connecting time longer walking distances for transfer pax special logistics for handling of transfer bags less flexibility in terminal and apron for future changes in operations eg aircraft design, airlines passenger terminal concepts strategic airport management programme 9 april.
Mushtaq ahmed, ordered me to work with this poorly built bus terminal and i became able to give the proper plan and structural design of the whole bus terminal after my one year hardship. It is one of the most essential services, vital force for determining the direction of development. Bus terminals are critical to ensure smooth operations of the city bus systems. Amenities include such items as shelters, benches, vending machines, trash receptacles, phone booths, information signs or kiosks. Lexington designers, including university of kentucky college. Casestudy and design guide for major bus terminal for a large. Part 4terminal capacity page 45 chapter 2bus stops impact of passenger amenities passenger amenities are those elements provided at a bus stop to enhance comfort, convenience, and security for the transit patron. Isbt at gandhinagar, gujrat is taken as an example of a bus terminal and is discussed under the light of the above. Passenger safety is fundamental to the at tractiveness and increased use of public transport.
An increase in operations resulted in the need to redesign the stop into a larger terminal. In sylhet city, where the kodomtoli bus terminal is situated, lack of proper structure, management, facilities are observed. An organized bus terminal should meet the following requirements accessibility comfort and convenience safety easy processing 2. It also often provides a convenient point where services can be controlled from. Bus stops are spaced to maximize passenger accessibility, convenience, and. Bus stop capacity at the online and offline bus stops with variable dwell time and. The downtown lexington transit center offers new interactive kidfriendly design thanks to a recent play everywhere challenge grant. A commuter should feel safe using public transport at any time of day and night and at any location trans link transit authority 2011. Need need of the terminal arises with increase in the demand. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
Amc passenger terminal guide commanders charge the amc passenger terminal facility design guide first appeared in the late 1990s to promote raising the standards of one of the most visible assets within the command, our passenger terminals. In addition, transit cooperative research program tcrp report 19 guidelines for the location and design of bus stops, as well as various. The design guidelines for public transport facilities project forms part of the public transport planning, design and implementation programme of the city of cape town. Aug 04, 2011 building design process, bus terminal design, casestudy of a bus terminal, casestudy of bus terminal, data collection and analysis of bus terminal design, design development synthesis, design of bus terminal, design process, design process for major bus terminal, design solution presentation, drawings required for bus terminal design. Planning considerations for bus terminal design planning. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master in. Land for multilevel parking bus parking on the northeast with area equal to 0. Photo 1 shows a typical octa 40foot bus while photo 2 shows an octa 60foot articulated bus.
Five architects compete to revamp aging port authority bus terminal port authority bus terminal gets five futuristic makeovers by top design firms five renderings have been shortlisted that could transform the highlycriticized port authority bus terminal into a modern transportation hub. Pdf bus stop and bus terminal capacity researchgate. Pdf available in traffic engineering and control 475. Bus geometrics, or the physical dimensions and maneuverability of the bus, determine the width of roadways, shapes of platforms, column spacing, ceiling heights, and other aspects of bus level design. Transportation is an integral part of the functioning of the society. Aug 04, 2011 posts tagged how to design a bus terminal casestudy and design guide for major bus terminal for a large city posted by architect in architecture, case studies, design guide, thesis project on august 4, 2011.
Guidelines for the design of us terminals and bus stations ronald t. How to design a bus terminal architecture student chronicles. This edition recognizes the great progress weve made since then, and further. Tables 1 through 3 outline vehicle dimensions and weights for various buses currently in octas inventory. Station and support facility design guidelines user guide 3 2040 transportation policy plan, appendix g transit standards metropolitan council 2030 parkandride plan local jurisdictions may also have zoning and ordinance requirements, design guidance andor local. Bus terminal design guidelines free ebook download as pdf file. Cruise terminal design standards development update. While upgrading the terminal for increased bus use, key aspects of passenger safety were also incorporated into the process. Sep 26, 2017 the downtown lexington transit center offers new interactive kidfriendly design thanks to a recent play everywhere challenge grant. These port authority terminal planning guidelines are intended as an initial source of guidance for developing spatial requirements for common interminal facilities used to process passengers and their baggage. Bus terminal design guidelines i sgarchitects, delhi. Bus stops used only as layover stops will have a red curb and will need to meet accessibility requirements for disembarking passengers. Redesigning of kalol bus terminal will provide improved and hightech services to the passengers at the terminal. Structural design of a bus terminal civil engineering.
In general, the four basic planning criteria for planning of terminals are need. This is a technical document produced by sgarchitects, new delhi. Bus terminal design guidelines crime prevention through environmental design cpted. Feb 06, 2019 a bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. A bus terminal study for tacoma, washington sigmund a. Ac 15053609, planning and design of airport terminal. This programme is intended to form the basis of the a approach and aimed ultimately to effect the fundamental restructuring of public transport networks, services and facilities. Bus stop design and safety guideline handbook imperial county. If the number of vehicles arriving and departing is low, a roadside bus stop, with no facilities, will normally be adequate. The transport system improves the social, economic, industrial, commercial progress and transfers the society into an organized one. By redesigning kalol bus terminal can be used for transportation as well as commercial purposes by providing. Amc passenger terminal guide whole building design guide.
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