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The Project for Improving Public Bus Service in Yangon 3 nd Traffic Engineering Training Traffic Survey 28th February 2020
The Project for Improving Public Bus Service in Yangon
3nd Traffic Engineering Training
Traffic Survey
28th February 2020
1. Bus Related Survey
1.1. Number of Operated Buses Count
1.2. Bus Stopping Time Record
1.3. Number of Boarding and Alighting Bus Passengers Count
1.4. Parking, Vendor, Pedestrian Survey
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Contents
Type of Bus Stop/Service and Location of Bus Stop definition
How to Conduct Survey
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There are 3 main types of Bus Stop1) Scheduled Stop
2) Request Stop
3) Hail and Ride Stop
The other types of Bus Stop
1) Only Boarding/Alighting Stop
2) Timing Point Stop
3) Skip-Stop
4) Sunday Stop, etc…………..
Type of Bus Stop/Service Location of Bus Stop
1) Near Side
2) Mid-Block
3) Far Side
Bus StopBus Stop Bus Stop
Type of Bus Stop/Service and Location of Bus Stop
Traffic Direction
Traffic Direction
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1. Bus Related Survey
Causes of Traffic Congestion at the Bus Stops
QuestionWhy buses cannot stop at the bus stop correctly?
The space for other vehicles is secured.
Traffic congestion occurs because buses cannot stop at the bus stop correctly.
< Ideal Situation >
< Current Situation >
Right Position
Bu
s stop
Bu
s stop
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Causes of Traffic Congestion at the Bus Stops< Current Situation >
Bu
s stop
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What is needed to stop the bus at the bus stop correctly?
Bu
s stop
Something occupying the bus stop
Need to remove
• Location (taxi, vender)• Number (taxi, vender)
Taxi / Vender
It is necessary to secure the number of bus stops and passenger waiting space according to the demand.
Survey is needed to understand the current situation
Bus / Passenger
• Number (bus, boarding/alighting passenger)
• Stopping time (bus)
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Bu
s stop
Bu
s stop
Route 1
Route 1
Route 1
Bu
s stop
• Number of Boarding / Alighting Passengers
• Arrival Time
< Record Contents >
• Bus route
• Departure Time
7:00
7:02
When bus comes
When bus stops
When bus leaves
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1. Bus Related Survey
Sample Survey Sheet for Bus Survey
#Route
No.
Plate
No.
Arrival
TimeNo. of
Alighting
Passengers
Departure
TimeNo. of
Boarding
Passengers
hh mm hh mm
1 21 3N/7558 7 10 8 7 12 3
2 61 7N/7733 7 12 3 7 14 2
3 21 9M/8157 7 17 8 7 18 1
4 21 9N/5619 7 21 12 7 22 3
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1.1. Number of Operated Buses Count
Number of operated buses
Bus
Route
To count the number of operated buses by bus route and time zone using survey sheet.
Morning Time
Evening Time
7:00-8:00 : 86 bus, 8:00-9:00 : 98 bus 7:00-8:00 : 186 bus, 8:00-9:00 : 172 bus
17:00-18:00 : 116 bus, 18:00-19:00 : 143 bus 17:00-18:00 : 186 bus, 18:00-19:00 : 154 bus
Bus
RouteBus
Route
Bus
Route
Bus
Route
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1.1. Number of Operated Buses Count
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1.2. Bus Stopping Time Record
To calculate the bus stopping time (maximum, average) by bus route and time zone using survey sheet.
Stopping Time = Departure Time – Arrival Time
Maximum bus stopping time
121.3. Number of Boarding and Alighting Bus Passengers Count
To count the number of bus passengers (boarding, alighting) by bus route and time zone using survey sheet.
Number of Boarding and Alighting
Bus Passengers
131.3. Number of Boarding and Alighting Bus Passengers Count
Number of Boarding Passegners
Lay Daung Kan Road
Direction to Inbound
7:00-7:30 7:30-8:00 8:00-8:30 8:30-9:00
1 8 13 4 1
3 7 10 15 17
7 171 238 238 141
18 9 7 14 5
24 30 52 62 23
62 43 71 45 61
71 2 25 10 2
84 10 5 42 8
92 3 1 2 2
96 16 24 21 15
Total 299 446 453 275
Route Max Boarding
Passengers/Bus/Route
1 5
3 14
7 25
18 10
24 20
62 18
71 25
84 10
92 7
96 14
Total 148
5
14
25
10
20
18 2
5
10
7
14
148
1 3 7 1 8 2 4 6 2 7 1 8 4 9 2 9 6 T O T A L
MAX BOARDING PASSENGERS/BUS/ROUTE
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1.4. Parking, Vendor, Pedestrian Survey
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3
Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6
I. Set in several zones for survey II. Count the number of parking vehicles, vendors and pedestrian in each zone
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The number of Parking, Vendor, Pedestrian
119 147 577 638 249 129
12
2
11
9
62
88
10
7
98
47
43
309
179
10
9 18 13
14 77 11 26
373
36
15
10
16
25
17
10
6
8
14
25
7
7
6
3
119
10
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The maximum number of parking vehicle per hour (vehicle / day)
(Taxi, Private Car, Delivery Truck)
The maximum number of vendor per hour (vendor / day)
The maximum number of pedestrian per hour (people / day)
306
164
10
7 71
There are few people
using pedestrian bridge.
There are many pedestrian
near the bus stop.
Taxis occupied parking lot.
1.4. Parking, Vendor, Pedestrian Survey
