1. Public Transport Modes

Question 1

How should be a transport system and what should provide?

Answer 1

a transport system needs to provide people with the most appropriate mode per trip purpose, travel time and area focused on transport clients’ requirements

Question 2

Transport Clients requirements:

Answer 2

Quick and reliable travel
with a maximum convenience, comfort, and safety
a minimum of concerns about itinerary
at reasonable costs

Question 3

reliability

Answer 3

main factor to ensure punctuality of travel mode

Question 4

convenience

Answer 4

interconnection

train arriving near bus station or airport

Question 5

comfort

Answer 5

something premium, e.g first class

interior

silence

behavior of other passengers

Question 6

concern about itinerary

Answer 6

alway be informed where one is and where one needs to go

signs on the way

O2D

Question 7

reasonable costs

Answer 7

we are well of in Ch. energy is chap in recent times, but what is not accounted for is the impact on the environment.

real cost is a lot higher than the simple cost of kerosene (ship). fuel, gasoline (cars)

transport costs worldwide is very low. individual don’t have to pay real costs

Question 8

transportation =

Answer 8

moving people and freight in a defined system on given transport infrastructure links

Question 9

transport modes =

Answer 9

all different types of transport, using identical transport infrastructure

such as road or rail based transport, nautical and air transport .

Question 10

1 bus =

Answer 10

120 people

100 cars

Question 11

car occupancy

Answer 11

1.4-1.7

Question 12

public transport =

Answer 12

shared passenger or freight transport service, available for use by the general public

running on scheduled timetables

can be profit driven by use of pay-by-the-distance fares or founded by government subsidies in which flat fares are charged to each passenger.

service can be fully profitable through high ridership numbers and high fare box recovery ratio or it can be regulated and possibly subsidized from local or national tax revenues.

Question 13

Public transport financial situation

Answer 13

most are not profitable, we just pay a contribution –> ZH deckungsbeitrag ca 60%. very high

other part from taxes

Question 14

transport entities =

Answer 14

all transport companies, using the same transport modes on same transport route identical transport services

Question 15

different kind and functions of transport entities

Answer 15

public authorities or transport companies for:

• construction
• operation
• management

public or private transport companies operating different transport modes.

Question 16

average occupancy ch trains

average of swiss travellers using PT

Answer 16

25%

20% (but tourists increasing)

Question 17

% of PT 1998, 2005, 2013

Answer 17

1998: 17%
2005: 20%
2013: 20%

Question 18

people’s traffic on km/year 1970 vs 2013

Answer 18

train and car doubled but car is 5 time more!

OV street and lansgamV. stable. and both less important.

mobility increase 3 times more than economic development: if people have more spare money the use it for mobility.

Question 19

number of travelers increase per transport mode 1950-2010

Answer 19

PT rail 600 –> 1200

PT street 100 –> 1000

Private street transport 400 –> 6200

Question 20

future development of mobility

Answer 20

mobility will increase! big increase on rail!

Question 21

PT funding

Answer 21

public sector 1/3

market 50%