Public Transportation Planning
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The official GTU curriculum for Public Transportation Planning (subject code 2741304) as prescribed for C(E · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 30 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2741304)Unit 1 Development of Public Transit System
- Historical Growth
- Modes of public transport and comparison
- public transport travel characteristics
- technology of bus, rail
- rapid transit systems
- basic operating elements
Unit 2 Transit Network Planning
- Intercity and Regional transit system
- transit lines – types
- geometry and characteristics
- transit routes and their characteristics
- timed transfer networks
- prediction of transit usage
- network evaluation
- accessibility considerations
Unit 3 Transit Scheduling
- determination of service requirements
- scheduling procedure
- marginal ridership
- crew scheduling
Unit 4 Transit Infrastructure Facilities
- Design of bus stops
- rail transit stops
- design of terminals – principles of good layout
- types of layout
- depot location
- twin depot concept
- crew facilities and amenities
Unit 5 Transit Agency and Economics
- Organisational structure of transit agency
- management and personnel
- transit system statistics
- performance and economic measures
- fare structure
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