lesson 4 - railway Flashcards
structure where motor vehicles, particularly, public transport vehicles stay to load and unload passengers or cargoes
motor vehicle terminal
basic activities and functions in a motor vehicle terminal include the following
entry and exit of vehicles to/from terminals
it provides amenities and supplementary services
terminals
facility composed of railway track jointly built with terminals and stations
railway facilities - railway transport mode
serves as the travel way of vehicle and connects terminals and stations
track
PH setting, the owner of the facility is also the __
operator of the train services
PNR
- owns the tracks, terminals, stations
- operate the train services
LRTA
- owns facilities etc
- operate the train services
place or area where the trips of vessels or ships start (depart) or end (arrive)
port
the difference of this mode and the land based mode is that in this mode the facility is located at the end trips. there are no infrastructure facility along the travel way
port
are composed of several structures which serve specific activities
port
most of national port in PH are owned and operated by PPA except in Cebu (they CPA for that)
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facilities in port area
- departure and arrival of vessels
- docking and berthing of vessels
- loading and unloading of cargoes (into and from vessels) or cargo handling, loading and unloading of cargoes (into and from trucks)
- loading and unloading of passengers
- storage of cargoes
- waiting of passengers (pre-departure)
- vehicle parking (for passenger and goods vehicles)
- vessels traffic management
- safety and security measures
- administrative and financial management activities
the main structure in port should include
- administration building
- pier or wharf
- cargo handling area
- passenger terminal building
- vehicle parking are
in passenger terminal building, amenities and supplementary services to passengers are:
- check-in-counters
- ticketing
- comfort rooms
- food and beverage service
- shopping outlets
- telephones
- public address system
- drinking stations
- television
- proper ventilation
- security services