Examining Long-Distance Express Buses as an Extension of and Feeder to Passenger Rail Systems

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• Creators:
  Higgins, Laura ; Warner, Jeffery ; Morgan, Curtis ; Dunham, Philip
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. University Transportation Center for Mobility
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration ; University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bus rapid transit
  • Passenger trains
  • Feeder buses
  • Express buses
  • Feeder services
  • Mobility
  • Travel demand
  • Transit
  • Intercity
  • Rail
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UTCM 10-44-53
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas ; United States
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  01340830
• Edition:
  Final Report April 2010–January 2011
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Description:
  One of the mobility challenges facing Texas and other high-population states in the coming years is the rising travel demand along major intercity travel corridors. Increased passenger rail service may help to absorb some of the travel demand from crowded highway and air travel corridors, but service is costprohibitive to develop over very long distances. This project explored the potential of using express intercity bus service as an alternative to and an extension of passenger rail service, thus providing a similar type of higher-speed, limited-stop service over long distances with lower development costs than rail.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT06-G-0044
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20320/dot_20320_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.71 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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