Railways – Terminals and stations – Passenger
Patent
1996-07-31
1998-08-25
Morano, S. Joseph
Railways
Terminals and stations
Passenger
104 884, 104119, 701 19, B61B 100
Patent
active
057973300
ABSTRACT:
A mass transit system provides an on-demand transportation system including private vehicles to provide point to point non-stop transport from a first passenger station to a second station within an area serviced by the system. The system includes a plurality of self-propelled passenger vehicles with each vehicle suitable to transport a plurality of passengers. A network of interconnected tracks including main tracks and holding tracks are provided. The main tracks provide the main conduits for the passenger vehicles to move within the network, while the holding tracks provide a location to hold unoccupied vehicles that are available to be dispatched for passenger transport. The system also provides a plurality of passenger stations wherein each station is removed and decoupled from the main tracks. In addition to the main tracks and holding tracks, ramps are included to enable passenger vehicles to move between the respective passenger stations and the main tracks and the holding tracks. The system applies destination concerned priority to prevent the occurrence of congestion and bottlenecks within the network of tracks. Also provided are a variety of electronic and electromechanical units to support the overall function of the mass transit system.
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