Key Facts
- Round the clock RTPI via a wide range of range of displays.
- Bus Priority System using on-vehicle GPS tracking information automatically switches traffic signals to green.
- Measures ensure that buses run to timetable, providing a more reliable service for users.
- Smartcard scheme accepted by both Operators allows users to board any bus.
- ITSO compliance allows English National Concessionary Travel Scheme passes (ENCTS)
- Bus Operators access BSOG funding for smart ticketing
Transformation Solution
Cambridge is home to the world’s longest guided busway, with a 25km dedicated route. ‘The Busway’, opened in 2011, and provides a reliable, fast and frequent link in and out of Cambridge. Vix have provided a wide variety of products and services to support the efficient operation of The Busway. These include advanced bus priority systems at traffic signals to help ensure a fast service for users, the provision of Real Time arrival information on displays placed at bus stops and at key points around the city centre as well as Smart enabled ticket machines to enable an ITSO compliant smartcard scheme to provide users with flexibility when boarding the bus.
- Vix Guided Busway Case Study.pdf (PDF 1.02 MB)