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Description

A line includes one or several default public transport routes (usually, a round trip; it defines , defining a service for specific target, often described by a name or a commercial code, known to the passenger). In addition, a line is defined by its network, its company, and its “mode”. To function, a line depends on a journey pattern and a timetable which defines the dates of validity of the schedules and the effective days.

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Consult the Lines

In order to work, a line depends on a mission and a timetable defining validity dates and effective days (example: mondays, tuesdays, thursdays, fridays from March to June 2016).

You can see view the lines created in “Line Referential” of each Workgroup.

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  • Their name

  • Network

  • Company

  • Transport mode

  • Transport sub-mode

  • Status

Managing Lines

For each Line the star wheel of every line allows to launch the accessible actions (show, edit, show network, show company).

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The Transport mode “Bus” is chosen by default.

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Each Transport mode has an associated list of Transport sub-mode, so you can specify the Sub-mode if you wish.

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You can associate your line to a network, main company and secondary companies.

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In the Publication Data section, you can choose the colors for its future display and connect it to a web page. When displaying a dataset, the line number is displayed with the shape color as a background.

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In General section you can specify whether your line is seasonal, function on demand or PRM accessible.

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At the creation the Line has Status “Activated” by default.

The Status “Activated”/”Deactivated” can be changed at creation and at edition of Stop area (by the closed list).

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You can manage the activation of a Line according to these modes:

  • Active without date condition

  • Active only when the current date is after a date

  • Active only when the current date is before a date

  • Active only when the current date is between two dates

  • Disabled without date condition

The status can therefore vary according to the validity dates with, for example:

  • "Disabled since March 4, 2012"

  • “Disabled until March 31, 2024”

  • “Activated since March 4, 2012”

  • “Active until March 31, 2024”

  • “Activated from March 4, 2012 until March 31, 2024”

  • “Disabled since March 4, 2012” for a period ending on March 4, 2012

  • “Disabled until March 31, 2024” for a period that begins on March 31, 2024

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By default, Chouette takes the current date into account to judge the activation of a line.

You can see the last person who edited the line next to the "Edit" button.

Info

It is possible to add an additional block "Custom Fields" to the lines, through a service request to enRoute Support.

This block is used to add specific descriptive data on the lines in the form of a text, a list, a number or an attachment.

Networks

A network can group several lines, for example, by defined geographic area, managed by one or several carriers.

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You can see view the networks created by your organization in “Line Referential” - ”Networks”.

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To create a new network you should fill in the template with all necessary information and to submit it.

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Companies

A company, either private or public, transport people from one place to another.

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You can see view the companies created by your organization in “Line Referential” - ”Companies”.

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