| Title | Automatic Fare Collection Equipment, Reliability and Maintainability Assessment Plan for Urban Rail Transit Properties |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49092 |
| Source | 11p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Automated Services, Inc. |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19810301 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This project was conducted as part of UMTA's Rail Transit Fare Collection Program developed by the Transportation Systems Center of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The report presents a generalized survey methodology for conducting assessments of automatic fare collection (AFC) equipment performance and improvement programs in urban rail transit systems, namely, at the Bay Area Transit Authority (BART) District and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Failure data collection and analysis efforts conducted by WMATA were studied in detail to determine their use for application to BART. The overall purpose of these activities was to acquire a basis for developing a general survey and analysis methodology that would establish some standarized procedures for collecting AFC equipment performance data. An AFC survey at BART was conducted to demonstrate elements of the methodology and to redefine its overall design. In this report, the discussion of the methodology covers types of data to be collected, data collection procedures, training of data collectors, timing and frequency of data collection periods, use of existing data systems, and levels of effort required for data collection. Analytic techniques and procedures are presented, including statistics to be generated, and analysis and interpretation of these statistics. A suggested format for reporting and presentation of results is discussed, and application of the methodology to other properties is described. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10571 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10571 |
| TRT Terms | Automatic fare collection; Performance evaluations; Data collection; Failure analysis |
| Classification | NTL - ECONOMICS AND FINANCE - Transit Economics and Finance; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Economics and Finances; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION |
| Geographical Coverage |
San Francisco Metropolitan Area; Washington Metropolitan Area |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1737 |
| Report Number | DOT-TSC-UMTA-81-4; UMTA-MA-06-0025-81-1 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49000/49092/DOT-TSC-UMTA-81-04.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |