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Trip Count Platform

This indicator displays the average number of public transport departures per hour for each public transport platform.

1. Explanation​

The Trip Count Platform shows the average number of departures per hour for a selected time interval at each public transport platform. You can view the sum for all modes or focus on a specific mode (e.g., bus, tram, metro, rail).

This indicator is the foundation for the ÖV-Güteklassen and is useful for weak point analyses of local transport plansGlossaryLocal public transport plan (Nahverkehrsplan)The plan in which a German public transport authority sets the scope and quality of local bus and tram services, as the Passenger Transport Act requires.Read more ↗ (see, among others, Guideline for Local Transport Planning in Bavaria).

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Trip Count Platform computation is available for areas where public transport GTFS dataGlossaryGTFSAn open standard for publishing public transport timetables, stops and routes as a set of text files, so any software can read the same data.Read more ↗ is integrated into GOAT. Currently supported regions include Germany, Switzerland, and the Haut-Rhin region of France. If you need analyses beyond these regions, you can import your own public transport network or contact us and we will do it for you.

2. Example use cases​

  • Which stations in the city serve as main hubs?
  • Which stations have low service rates in comparison to others?
  • How does the public transport quality vary over different times of the week or day?

3. How to use the indicator?​

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Click on Toolbox Options.
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Under Accessibility Indicators, select Trip Count Platform to open the settings menu.

Calculation Time​

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Choose the Day, Start Time, and End Time for your analysis.

Configuration​

4
Select the Reference Area Layer: a polygon layer defining the study area boundary.

Result Layer​

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Set the Result layer name for the output layer.
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Click Run to start the calculation.

Results​

When the calculation is finished, a new layer called "Trip Count Platform" will be added to the map.

Click on platforms to view details including platform name, total departure count, and departure counts per mode.

Hint

If you are interested in one specific mode, e.g. only busses, you can use the attribute-based styling to adjust the point color based on that desired column.

4. Technical details​

Similar to the Public Transport Quality Classes (German: ÖV-Güteklassen), this indicator is calculated based on GTFS data (see Network Datasets). Based on the selected day and time window, the average number of departures per hour (regardless of direction) is calculated.

5. References​

Shkurti, Majk (2022). Spatio-temporal public transport accessibility analysis and benchmarking in an interactive WebGIS