TransXChange Examples 2.1 - Lollipop Route
 

Summary 

Same stops covered by two different routes in different directions in a partial lollipop. See also Hail and Ride for a full lollipop topology.   

  • Lollipop route, with two journeys proceeding round the loop in opposite directions (In this example neither route completes the full lollipop course).
  • Two services run by two different operators, sharing a line label.
  • Two different physical routes with the same line label.
  • Timing status on stop usage other than  'Principle Timing Point (PTP).
  • Additional operating days for regular and bank holiday operation.
  • Express stopping pattern for some journeys.
  • Use of Stop Sequence Numbers
  • Use of Dynamic Destination headings.
  • Reuse of shared sections.
  • Reuse of VehicleJourney Links
  • Layover Point.
  • General Schema.

Published as PDF:

  • PDF general:     With publish lollipop.xml  -full  TransXchange  publisher option (includes all stops).
  • PDF vosa:   With publish lollipop.xml  -vosa TransXchange publisher option (includes only stop usages with a timing status of 'PTP' ).

Route Map

 

Timetable

Bus Station To Exchange

Column

 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Operator

 ACO ACO ACO RED ACO

Line

1B

1A

1B

1B

1B

Bus Station

15:55

16:15

16:35

16:40

16:55

High St

 

 

 

16:46

 

Robridge

 

16:26

 

 

 

Barford

16:09

16:29

16:49

16:54

17:09

Egham

16:12

 

16:52

16:57

17:12

Pulford

16:15

 

16:55

17:00

17:15

Exchange

16:32

16:52

17:12

 

17:32

School

 

16:53

 

17:16

 

Exchange

 

 

 

17:17

 

The XML Representation

XML Document 

Service Registration

  • The service is not registered.
  • There are two  Operator instances, 'ACO'. and 'RED'

Service Structure

The detailed map below shows the sections and stop sequences used.

  • There are two  Service instances whose Lines are labelled to appear to the public as the same:
    • S1, which has two  Line instances; L1, labelled 'L1A', and L2, labelled 'L1B'.  S1 is run by Operator 'ACO'.
    • S2 which has  Line  L3 also labelled 'L1B'.  S2 is run by Operator 'RED'.
  • There are three RouteSection instances;
    • RS1: 'Bus Station'  to 'Pulford', containing RouteLink instances 
      • RL1 to RL5.
    • RS2: 'Pulford' to 'School ' via 'Exchange',  containing RouteLink instances 
      • RL6 and RL7.
    • RS3: 'Pulford' to 'Exchange' via 'School', containing RouteLink instances 
      • RL8 and RL9.
  • There are two Route instances:
    • R1: 'Bus Station to School (via Exchange)', containing RS1 and RS2.
    • R2: 'Bus Station to Exchange (via School)', containing RS1 and RS3.
  • There are three corresponding JourneyPatternSection instances, JS1, JS2 and JS3, one for each route section.
    • Egham is not a 'Principle Timing Point' ('PTP'), so for the call at Egham the JourneyPatternTiminkLink has an override  TimingStatus of 'Timing Information Point' (''TIP').
  • S1 has two JourneyPattern instances:
    • JP1: Following Route
      • R1, with sections JS1 and JS2, passing 'Pulford' without stopping.
    • JP2: Following Route
      • R2, with sections JS1 and JS3.
  • S2 has one JourneyPattern instance:
    • JP3: Also following Route
      • R2, with sections JS1 and JS3, passing 'Pulford' without stopping. It contains two named layover points lay_1 and lay_2.
  • There are five VehicleJourney instances, one for each column
  • S1 has three VehicleJourney instances:
    • VJ1: following JourneyPattern JP1 over Route
      • R1, 'Bus Station to School (via Exchange)'  , as Line  'L1B',  passing 'High Street' and  'Robridge',  without stopping. Short working  of the second section,  i.e. termination at Exchange, is indicated by a dead run.
    • VJ2: also following JourneyPattern JP1 over Route
      • R1, 'Bus Station to School (via Exchange)'    but as Line  'L1A',  passing 'High Street', 'Egham'  and  'Pulford'  without stopping.
    • VJ3: reuses the timing links of  VJ1, and so also follows JourneyPattern JP1 over Route
      • R1, 'Bus Station to School (via Exchange)' .
    • VJ5: reuses the timingg links of  VJ1, and so also follows JourneyPattern JP1 over Route
      • R1, 'Bus Station to School (via Exchange)' .
  • S2 has one VehicleJourney instance:
    • VJ4: following JourneyPattern JP3 over Route
      • R2, 'Bus Station to Exchange (via School)', as Line  L3 , which has the same label of   'L1B' as S1/L2 ,  although it actually  goes round the last two stops in a different sequence from the other journeys with the same label, and so needs a different underlying Route. VJ4 passes  'Robridge',  without stopping.

The Operating Days

  • The Service operating period for SV_1 starts on 01/01/2004 for all vehicle journeys, and continues until 13/06/2005.
  • The OperatingProfile for the Service SV_1 states values that apply to all journeys unless overridden on a journey pattern or individual vehicle journey.
    • The RegularDayType DaysOfWeek specifies journeys of the service by default runs Monday to Saturday throughout  the year.
    • The BankHolidayOperation / DaysOfOperation states journeys of the service run on Jan2ndScotland, MayDay, EasterMonday,  SpringBank, AugustBankHolidayScotland, ChristmasDayHoliday, BoxingDayHoliday and ChristmasEve..
    • The BankHolidayOperation / DaysOfNonOperation states journeys of the service do not  run on ChristmasDay, BoxingDay, GoodFriday, NewYearsDay, NewYearsDayHoliday and NewYearsEve.
  • The Vehicle Journeys VJ1 and VJ5 have a different set of day type specified
    • The RegularDayType DaysOfWeek specifies journeys of the service run Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday throughout  the year.

     

  • The Service operating period for SV_2 starts on 01/01/2004 for all vehicle journeys, and continues until 13/06/2005.
  • The OperatingProfile for the Service SV_2 states values that apply to all journeys unless overridden on a journey pattern or individual vehicle journey.
    • The RegularDayType DaysOfWeek specifies journeys of the service by default runs Monday to Sunday throughout  the year.
    • The BankHolidayOperation / DaysOfNonOperation states journeys of the service do not  run on  Christmas, ie ChristmasDay,  and Boxing day
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Use of Sections & Stop Sequence Numbers

Sections are used to reuse links between journeys.

Stop sequence numbers are used to coerce a specific ordering of the stops within a matrix timetable when published. The following diagram shows the journey pattern sections annotated with stop section numbers.