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Multimodalne rozwiązania w transporcie zbiorowym na przykładzie linii dowozowych we Wrocławiu
Multimodal solutions in public transport: an example of feeder bus lines in Wrocław

Author(s): Wojciech Jurkowski, Mateusz Smolarski
Subject(s): Economy, Geography, Regional studies, Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: feeder bus lines; multimodal transport node; multimodality; suburban zone;

Summary/Abstract: Multimodal solutions in public transport are a big chance to improve transport system effectiveness. It is very significant in metropolitan areas due to everyday displacements from rural-urban fringe to center of city which causes congestion. One of the example of multimodal solutions is a feeder bus system connecting peripheral area and multimodal transport node. Timetable of bus should be integrated with the railway schedule. The aim of the paper is to identify feeder bus lines in Wrocław and analysis of their integration with rail system. The study is based on two railway stations (Wrocław Psie Pole, Wrocław Leśnica), which are a multimodal transport nodes for inhabitants of periphery settlements and suburban zone. Authors focus on system of connections and structure of integration in nodes between feeder buses and railways. This allows to assess the potential of nodes in the context of the implementation of multimodal solutions.

  • Issue Year: 20/2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 51-61
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish