Study on Typologies and Elements of Public Transport Interchange: The Literature Review

Abstract

Urban mass transit is the main way for passenger transportation in many cities. With the rapid development of urbanization, the urban mass transit network is expanding and the trip distance of passengers is increasing, which could lead to more transfer for passengers in one transit trip. The interchange is a critical part of the connection trip. This paper presents the literature review of mass transit interchange in past research, purpose on the design and planning of interchange, the interchange typologies and physical elements. We was classified an interchange typology into two typologies: interchange between same modes jointly, and interchange between different mode jointly. And also we classified the elements of the interchange into three zones: accesses zone provides the facilities and services, facilities zone, and transfer zone. The interchange design should connect to surrounding area and effectively connected with the transport network and infrastructure around the station. Accessibility to interchange should easy and smooth transfers from one mode to another determines and should attractive for all users, and make the users friendly tool to determine locations with highest connectivity while choosing transit as a interconnection.