Public transport timetable

A Roadmap (abbreviation: Fpl ) lays in the public local and long- distance passenger transport and rail freight determine the driving history of a means of transport. This information is necessary train number, running days, path, arrival, departure and transit times on the operating points and speed limits in the individual sections of the path. It will be created in the travel planning and provides the basis for the vehicle scheduling.

Furthermore, the term refers to a plan of the arrival and departure times of a means of transport at the respective stops or the appropriate media to represent this plan.

Timetable period and timetable year

A Roadmap usually applies for a certain period of time, the timetable period. When speaking of the current timetable period, we tend to think a currently valid schedule.

By the year 2001, the timetable change took place at the European railways once each year, namely on a Sunday in late May or early June, instead. In Germany, the timetable period was divided into a summer and winter section and published in separate course books until the early 1990s. So there were two timetable sections per year, which were also referred to as summer and winter timetable timetable. In Switzerland, 1987, the annual timetable has already been re-established - as before 1909.

For the countries of the European Union, the Commission established, that has 24 clock, the under -standing small timetable change on the second Saturday throughout to be done with the timetable year 2003, the annual timetable change on the second Saturday in December in June by 24 clock. Previously it was the last Saturday in May at 24 clock as the time of the annual timetable change or the last Saturday in September at 24 clock as intra-year timetable change. Thus, it was converted from a summer and winter timetable to an annual schedule December 15, 2002 in Europe. The coordination of timetables takes over the European passenger train timetable Conference ( FTE).

Switzerland takes for practical reasons, the control of the timetable change of the European Union. The timetable period usually lasts two years timetable. This means that in December of even-numbered years only minor changes should be made to the timetables.

Interval timetable

Of special importance is attached to the now widespread clock schedule regular service. It is characterized by slight memorability, because repeat the departure and arrival times at periodic intervals. The integral clock schedule, which comes in more and more European countries to apply, moreover, is of uniform for all lines of symmetry time, so transfer times are always the same in return journey.

Departure time

With departure time is in Western countries, the date or the time meant precisely determinable to which a transport leaving a stop or a comparable departure point. The term journey here refers to rolling transport.

Representation

The release date of the schedule in the form of a course book, book timetable / timetable booklet, a poster roadmap or in electronic media. It can also be graphically in the form of a time -way diagram (Fig. timetable ) or a network diagram shown.

Previously, the stop timetable on German and Austrian stations was often mounted on wheels. This role timetables can still be seen today, for example in the Czech Republic.

For official purposes within the timetables as a book timetables, journey time booklets, speed booklets, timetables for Zugmeldestellen be (formerly station run orders ) and electronically published with EBuLa.

Small and temporary deviations from the applicable schedule will be displayed at various railway companies in the traveler information system ( RIS). Various operators offer on the internet timetable information with overview of its scheduled time of execution of the trips of their lines.

Course books

A collection of several schedules are often called, especially in the railway sector, course book, otherwise print timetables or timetable booklet.

Stop Schedule

At train stations or bus stops of transport for public transport, there are passenger information posted timetables (also referred to as a roadmap poster ) in a variety of forms. You are excerpts from the schedule in which all the trains or buses and their departure and arrival platforms / platforms No. are listed. Indicated is arranged chronologically generally the ultimate goal and the departure time of a transport service, usually in addition also the curve.

If the arrival time, for example in inner-city lines or regional buses through small holding period is approximately equal to the departure time, a sufficient as a "roadmap" featured a poster, otherwise will separate notices for incoming ( " arrival", white) and departing ( " exit", often colored yellow ) transport offered. The arrival plan contains all incoming at a bus stop and offers a selection of stops, that has approached the respective transport (usually with dortiger departure time ). Is also indicated the arrival platform / bus platform. The travel time on a stop timetable are by day of week (usually Monday-Friday (rare Monday- Thursday, Friday ), Saturday, Sunday and Holidays) sorted and have for each hour of the day, which take place departures own lines.

A distinction must be figurehead for all trains running from a breakpoint transport services of line- related information. The latter can be created individually for every line or refer to specific directions or travel destinations. It is also a subdivision in remote or regional services and urban services. Thus, there are in some areas special schedule for the S - train routes, or it may city bus timetables of regional lines separated ( by solid lines can then be split into a city and regional part).

Depending on the concept can be a representation with a full statement of the line path ( and all departure times of Heading Hold) for each item or offer a flat-rate Wegangabe with subsequent performance of the individual travel times. Line -related information especially for vertakteten do take place due to higher clarity, mostly in the flat form. The railway network is a single representation for each rail service is mostly used.

Through symbols and / or footnotes done additional information on

• Different line routes or stops operations,
• Traffic restrictions on certain days ( for example, during school holidays)
• Limited driving opportunities or to reserve duty for bikes etc.

Here, the clarity suffer by using too many symbols for individual rides. Special offers such as buses or call an operator with shared taxis ( public transport special shapes) are often also characterized by symbols. Are also possible additional notices with complete information on the supply, operation procedures and any collective features.

Often the stop timetable also contains a table listing all served stops with timetables and connection instructions.

At major stations timetables are now dynamically shown and with current additional information on departure boards. Here, each individual drive within a certain time period as comprehensively listed with indicated line path.

Other meanings

In addition to the schedule, which is published as passenger information, it is for the description of intra-corporate - official processes the schedule book and graphic timetable. In the project planning one also speaks of timetables or roadmaps, in which time windows for activities and milestones are set. A well known example is the roadmap ( Middle East conflict ).