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Improve feeder bus service around regional train stations and make this service more reliable, quick, cheap and comfortable for its users
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A significant challenge for the fate of the planet is posed by climate change, prompting the international community to seek ways to limit the environmental footprint of cities. A large portion of anthropogenic emissions is attributed to urban mobility. Hence, modern sustainable mobility policies aim to replace private cars with more environmentally friendly means and methods. However, several cities and small towns, especially in peri-urban and more rural areas are characterized by sparse development with indistinct boundaries. Distances are constantly increasing, and in sparsely populated areas, public transportation is not economically sustainable, as the clientele is spread over large areas that are difficult to cover.
The attractiveness of a mode of transportation is influenced by comfort levels, reliability, speed, and cost. Combined transportation of suburban rail and another mode of shared use, leading the commuter to their final destination, would be a sustainable alternative to private cars. Efforts for combined mobility face a major obstacle: the lack of coordination between the schedules of the railway and those of other road transport modes operated by different providers, such as buses. Coordination means absolute reliability in the schedules of all providers, which is rare. At the same time, no provider wants to be burdened by the delays of others, as this would reduce their reliability.
The development of telematics and smartphone technology now allows the creation of dynamic schedules that adapt in real-time to passengers’ needs, providing more personalized features to the service offered. These changes can be dynamically informed to everyone, allowing them to adjust their schedules accordingly without wasting time waiting at the stop.
Reducing the environmental footprint of cities
Limiting the use of cars
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Project Goals
- Dynamically adjust the bus schedules of the intercity bus service (KTEL) according to the needs of the passenger community that wishes to utilize the bus rather than private cars.
- Provide users with information and enable them to plan their routes more efficiently, economically, and comfortably.
- Allow users to choose, among predefined approved routes, the one that reduces the total travel time for all bus passengers, taking into account walking time to their final destination.
- Enable the transportation provider, through an application, to receive requests for travel from passengers-subscribers who wish to travel by bus in the opposite direction, towards the suburban railway station, and record their location.
- Reduce waiting times at stops for passengers.
- For the return route, allow users to choose the optimal route among predefined approved routes, i.e., the one that reduces the overall travel time for all bus passengers, taking into account walking time to the stop.
- Inform passengers about the bus route, the nearest stop from their location, and the arrival time of the bus.
The new application will allow the adaptation of feeder buses to regional train operation, even in cases of delays, to eliminate waiting times of passengers when changing mode, from train to bus and vice versa.
Another advantage for passengers with the new application is the adaptation of the bus routes to their needs. Between the given alternative routes, the bus through this application will be able to choose those which minimize the total travel time of its passengers taking also into account the walking time between the bus stop and their final destination.
This service application will be developed by an academic institution, namely the National Technical University of Athens (School of Rural and Surveying Engineering), two private companies, AMCO and AETHON and one regional public bus operator, Korinthos KTEL. The University will focus on the characteristics of the new bus service and explore - through qualitative and quantitative social research methods- all the relevant attributes to increase the quality of the service. The two private companies will use the research results to develop the software and build marketing strategies in order to support the take-up of the new application. The bus operator will run the pilot project to test the new application. The pilot project will be implemented in the area of Korinthos in Peloponnese Region, in Greece. Two neighboring cities; Korinthos and Loutraki, which form a unified polycentric urban territory will be the testbed of the application. This area is served by a regional train, connecting Korinthos with the metropolitan area of Athens. The area presents several research advantages in terms of its current car-dependency and is ideal for showcasing the benefits of the application. The future creation of a new railway link to connect Korinthos and Loutraki will add new opportunities for the combined operation train – bus in a larger area.
The new feeder bus service will offer a new reliable, cheap and fast combined transport solution for the regional train. It will bring new customers and generate higher revenue for Korinthos KTEL. The improved bus service will also foster economic activity in the area and will reduce environmental impact of transportation in Korinthos. The successful implementation of the new GIS software in the pilot area is expected to allow for its expansion in Greece and abroad and thus contribute to the global effort to increase the modal share of public transport.
The Pilot
The bus operator will run the pilot project to test the new application. The pilot project will be implemented in the area of Korinthos in Peloponnese Region, in Greece.
The pilot project will be implemented in the area of Korinthos in Peloponnese Region, in Greece. Two neighboring cities; Korinthos and Loutraki, which form a unified polycentric urban territory will be the testbed of the application. This area is served by a regional train, connecting Korinthos with the metropolitan area of Athens. The area presents several research advantages in terms of its current car-dependency and is ideal for showcasing the benefits of the application.
The successful implementation of the new GIS software in the pilot area is expected to allow for its expansion in Greece and abroad and thus contribute to the global effort to increase the modal share of public transport.
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