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    CVL746 – PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

    Dr. Manoj M
    Course Details

    • Course Description

    This course will introduce the students to the fundamentals of public


    transportation systems including, public transport classification,
    description of key operating elements, capacity calculation, transit
    networks, stopping policies, fares, and scheduling, among others.

    The course will also discuss the formulation of optimization problems


    related to different aspects of public transport service provision.

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    Course Details

    • Course Objectives
    To equip the participants with a basic knowledge to appreciate and
    investigate the planning, design and operation of public transportation
    systems in urban settings by:

    i. Understanding public transport and its roles


    ii. Investigating the association among operating elements and transit
    capacity;
    iii. Scheduling vehicles and crews;
    iv. Planning for stops and stop locations; and
    v. Understanding demand analysis and sensitivity.

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    Course Details

    • Course Content

    Theory Part:
    • * Introduction to transit modes * Basic operating elements * Capacity
    definitions and capacity computations * Surveys and data collection
    * Transit networks * Transit capacity as optimisation problems *
    Transit scheduling * Crew Scheduling * Fares and fare policies *
    Transit demand estimation * Optimization problems related to transit
    services.

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    Course Details

    • Teaching Approach

    o Lectures on fundamental topics


    o Discussion – Friday 5-6 P.M. (upon e-mail request)
    o Assignments – Advanced topics
    o Advanced learning – Independent review of supplied reading
    materials
    Course Learning Outcomes

    Upon successful completion of the course, the participants will be able


    to appreciate the fundamentals of transit services, complexities
    involved in transit service provision, and engineer solutions to some
    basic problems in the domain of public transport.

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    Course Details

    o Course Evaluation

    Minor-1 20
    Minor-2 20
    Major 40
    Assignment-1 10
    Assignment-2 10
    Total Marks 100

    o Exam Patterns:

    • Major – 50% from Minor 1&2 + 50% from Post Minor-2 Topics
    • Secure minimum 50 marks for Audit Pass (NP) grade.
    • Secure 40 marks for D grade
    • The instructor will follow relative grading scheme.

    o Evaluation of Assignments:
    • Presentation skills, report writing skills, plagiarism check, technical content, &
    understanding of concepts, performance in Q & A session.
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    Attendance policy

    o If a student’s attendance is less than 75%, the student will be


    awarded one grade less than the actual grade that he/she has
    earned. A student cannot get NP for an audit course if his / her
    attendance is less than 75%.

    o In case of absence due to health issues or other reasons, please


    submit relevant documents within three days from the date of
    absence to consider your requests.

    o Participation in all evaluation components – Minor, Major, and


    assignments - is mandatory to get a pass grade in the subject

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    Course Details

    • Reading & Reference:

    1. Vuchic, V.R., 2017. Urban transit: operations, planning, and


    economics. John Wiley & Sons.
    2. Avishai, C., 2007. Public Transit Planning and Operation Theory."
    modelling and practice. Public transit planning and operation, Civil
    and Environmental Faculty.
    3. Daganzo, C.F. and Ouyang, Y., 2019. Public transportation
    systems: Principles of system design, operations planning and real-
    time control.
    4. Black, A., 1995. Urban mass transportation planning.

    ➢ Lecture notes will be shared on Moodle + Owncloud

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