PTV LINES - Public Transport Tool

Let`s say, you are facing a construction site on your bus line. PTV Lines helps you detour your line effortlessly. Duplicate your scenario and open it. Zoom in onto your line and upload the construction work data. Next, you see the construction site drawn in on your map. Mark the spot that should be detoured and see how the line is automatically redirected. What you then need to do is to dismiss the old stops and to adjust the dwell and trip time accordingly.

• Reliable decisions based on facts : Understand the concrete effects of infrastructure changes before making decisions
• Increase transparency through collaboration : Design public transport services together as a team and share results with stakeholders
• Accelerate productivity and reduce errors : Sketch ideas quickly with a powerful and intuitive tool, streamline your workflow and boost productivity

Supply planning & evaluation

• Upload your PT supply data in different formats
• Create and compare numerous scenarios
• See the On-the-fly calculated run time of line routes as you sketch or edit your line routes on the map
• See and change dwell and run times of line routes easily in a simple schematic view

Simple, powerful editing

• Create lines, line routes, and stop points
• Model different infrastructure systems by assigning different transport systems to your supply
• Add or modify your line routes on the map, along the road network or beeline
• Benefit from the automatic stop detection based on nearest distance and transport system by sketching your line routes
• Modify your stops on your line routes manually after automatic stop detection
• Undo all your changes

Background data

• Upload own spatial background data like population or points of interests
• Visualize your data as a layer in addition to  your public transport supply on the map and consider any changes based on it

Collaborative working

• Invite other people and assign them different roles and rights
• Design your public transport supply collaboratively with others and share results with stakeholders

Intuitive usability without training

• Start to work without expert knowledge in transport planning software or extensive training

Web-based cloud application, no installation or updates required

• Work in your web browser on any computer or laptop without installation
• Always work with the latest release including up-to-date features

What you can expect from upcoming releases
We are continuously expanding the scope of functionalities of PTV Lines. These features are on the roadmap:

• Improved collaboration and conflict management
• Timetable editing
• Operation costs and supply KPIs
• Analysis of background data within line routes and catchment areas
• Export of public transport supply scenarios
• Accessibility analysis
• Demand Analysis