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LIMITED-STOP SERVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mass Transit
CONT

Limited-Stop Service. Average speed on transit routes can be increased simply by spacing stops or stations at wider intervals ... A similar approach can be applied to bus operation, by providing stops at key intermediate points on what would otherwise be an express or semi-express route.

OBS

limited-stop service: term recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

Key term(s)
  • limited stop service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports en commun
DEF

Service avec arrêts plus espacés que pour le service régulier.

OBS

service à arrêts limités : terme recommandé par le Comité de terminologie et normalisé par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte público
DEF

Servicio de transporte público que se presta en paradas más espaciadas que las del servicio local con el fin de acortar la duración del desplazamiento.

OBS

No confundir con "servicio de paradas alternadas".

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