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082			_aP TH-2126 _bHAR
100			_aHarjivan, Kotiya Tushar
245		0	_aCapacities of road based public transport system relations with station infrastructure and vehicle : a case study of Ahmedabad (Also available on CD)
260			_c2017
300			_a62p.,CD-ROM
505			_aCONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 List of Figures 8 List of Tables 9 CHAPTER - 1 10 Introduction 10 1.1 Statement of the research problem 10 1.2 Significance of the study 10 1.3 Research questions 11 1.4 Aim 11 1.5 Objectives 11 1.5.1 General objectives 12 1.5.2 Specific objectives 12 1.6 Scope and Limitation 12 1.7 Janmarg Limited: 12 1.8 Methodology 14 CHAPTER – 2 15 Literature Review 15 2.1 Summary 15 2.2 Public Transport System Capacity 15 2.2.1 System Capacity 15 2.2.2 Bus capacity 17 2.2.2.1 Factors affecting bus capacity 18 2.3 Public transport system efficiency 18 2.3.1 Factors influencing bus system efficiency 19 2.3.2 Vehicle size 19 2.3.3 Size and speed of the vehicle 20 2.3.4 Bus size and traffic congestion 20 2.3.5 Size and maintenance 20 2.4 Bus / Bus station classification 21 2.4.1 Single deck buses 21 2.4.2 Double deck buses 22 2.4.3 Articulated buses 22 2.4.4 Bus stop/ station classification 23 2.4.4.1 Simple stop 23 2.4.4.2 Enhanced stop 23 2.4.4.3 Dedicated station 23 2.4.4.4 Intermodal terminal 24 2.5 Elements of system capacity 24 2.6 Past studies on Bus and Bus Station Capacities 24 CHAPTER – 3 34 Research Approach 34 3.1 Selection of Bus Station 34 3.2 Data Collection 34 3.3 Data Survey Findings 37 CHAPTER – 4 40 Analysis 40 4.1 Analysis by Mean 40 4.1.1 Normal situation at the station 40 4.1.2 Bus bunching at the station 40 4.1.3 Delay due to waiting buses 41 4.1.4 Crowding at the bus stations 41 4.1.5 Delay due to door opening and closing 42 4.2 Analysis by Regression Method 44 4.3 Dwell time Savings on Economics Savings 44 4.3.1 Overall saving time 44 CHAPTER - 5 46 Discussion of results 46 5.1 Level -1 Analysis (Mean) . 46 5.2 Level -2 Analysis (Regression Analysis) 46 5.3 Dwell time savings on economics savings . 48 5.4 Dwell time for different types of buses 48 5.5 Capacities of different types of buses at station 49 CHAPTER – 6 50 Summary and Conclusions 50 ADDENDUM -1 52 ALL BUS STATIONS WITH THE PASSENGERS PER DAY AS ORIGIN 52 ADDENDUM -2 53 BUS STATIONS 53 ADDEMDUM -3 . 54 DATA COLLECTION SHEET . 54 ADDEMDUM - 4. 55 SCATTER DIAGRAMS WITH TREND LINES AND EQUATIONS 55 ADDENDUM – 5. 58 COMPARISONS OF PREDICTED VALUES WITH ALL SITUATIONS 58 ADDENDUM – 6. 59 DWELL TIME OF ALL THE STATIONS FOR ALL THE SITUATIONS . 59 ADDENDUM– 7 . 60 DT OF ALL THE STATIONS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUS 60 Bibliography 61
700			_aDaftardar, Chintan (Guide)
891			_a2015 Batch
891			_aFP-PG
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