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Bus Depots
Bus depots are specialised facilities designed to store, maintain and service buses. They typically feature large parking areas for buses, as well as maintenance and repair bays, fuelling or charging stations, and administrative offices. Bus depots are critical to the operation of bus fleets, as they provide a centralised location for storing and maintaining buses, as well as a base of operations for bus drivers and other personnel. Many bus depots also serve as hubs for bus routes, where buses start and end their daily runs, and where drivers can take breaks or switch buses.
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Charging Infrastructure
Increasingly, with climate change a growing concern and governmental targets to decarbonise transport, cities are opting for electric buses rather than diesel. These buses carry batteries on board that need to be re-charged periodically, for which a number of different charging options exist. Battery electric buses can be charged at plug-in stations or by using special wireless charging pads. Another type of electric bus is the capacitor vehicle – a traction vehicle using supercapacitors to store electricity. These can be re-charged at bus stops under electric umbrellas. Another area of charging infrastructure for buses includes the overhead wires that is used by trolleybuses. One emerging technology for buses is the use of hydrogen fuel cells. This technology requires hydrogen refilling stations for buses.
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Passenger Infrastructure
Our Passenger Infrastructure section covers suppliers who manufacture solutions for the bus sector that are not on board buses but that are for passenger use such as bus shelters and seats. Equipment that is also found on board buses, such as passenger information displays and ticket vending machines, can be found in their own specific sections.
Infrastructure News
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Kinetic and Auckland Transport Open New Zealand’s First 100% Electric Bus Depot
Kinetic has partnered with Auckland Transport (AT) to establish New Zealand’s first fully electric bus depot in Panmure, East Auckland.
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US: Repurposed Shipping Containers Charge Electric Buses in Anaheim
The Anaheim Transportation Network (ATN) has doubled its electric vehicle charging capacity using two shipping containers from BP Pulse.
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The Bus-News Magazine Issue 1 2023 Is Here!
In this issue: a look at the £2 bus fare cap in England, how to encourage modal shift to buses and the purpose of autonomous vehicles.
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US: New RIPTA Transit Centre Planned for Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has launched a RFP for the development of a new transit centre in Downtown Providence.
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Canada: Metrolinx Introduces Queen Street-Highway 7 BRT Project
Metrolinx is proposing a Queen Street-Highway 7 BRT service from the west end of Brampton, Ontario to Vaughan Metropolitan Centre
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NFI to Deliver 14 Additional Electric Buses in Central Ohio
NFI's subsidiary, New Flyer of America will deliver 14 battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE NG buses to Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA).
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USA: Skanska to Construct New Jamaica Bus Depot in Queens
New York's MTA has awarded a contract to Skanska for the construction of a new Jamaica Bus Depot in Queens.
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Austin's CapMetro Orders 30 Electric Bus Chargers from NFI Infrastructure Solutions
In Austin, Texas, CapMetro has exercised options to purchase 30 Heliox 180 kWh depot overhead chargers from NFI Infrastructure Solutions.
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France: Hitachi to Provide Ultrafast Bus Charging in Clermont-Ferrand
SMTC-AC has contracted Hitachi Energy to supply its Grid-eMotion Flash ultrafast charging for two bus routes in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Germany’s First Public Project for Wireless Charging of EVs
Electreon will be deploying its charging technology in the first-ever public wireless road project in Germany.
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Montréal's STM and Paris' RATP Collaborate on Electrifying Bus Depots
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) is collaborating with RATP to gain experience in electrifying its bus depots.
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Improved Bus-Only Lanes Made Permanent in Chicago
The CDOT and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) have completed work to improve and make permanent the Chicago Avenue bus lanes.
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National Express Opens New Bus Garage in Birmingham
National Express West Midlands has commenced operations at its new bus and maintenance garage in Perry Barr, Birmingham.
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Los Angeles Metro to Improve Bus Services in North San Fernando Valley
The Los Angeles Metro Board has approved a 180-million USD plan to implement a BRT network in the North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor…
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New Zealand's Transport Choices Package to Fund Improved Bus Infrastructure
New Zealand's Transport Minister has announced that forty-six councils will receive funding from the Transport Choices package 2022-24.
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Metro and LADOT to Implement Bus Priority Lanes in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Metro has announced that they will work with LADOT to implement three bus priority projects this month.
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Metro D Line Bus Rapid Transit Service Opens in Minnesota
Metro Transit has celebrated the completion of its fifth bus rapid transit (BRT) service, with the opening of the D line in Minnesota.
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Los Angeles to Upgrade 3,000 Bus Shelters to High-Tech 'Mobility Hubs'
Ahead of the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles is upgrading 3,000 bus shelters to high-tech mobility hubs.
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Aberdeen Rapid Transit Aims to Improve Transport in North East Scotland
Nestrans, Aberdeen City Council, First Bus and Stagecoach are developing plans for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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US: BRT to Provide High-Capacity Transit in Clayton County
MARTA Board of Directors has updated the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for State Route 54 in Clayton County to bus rapid transit (BRT)…
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NYC DOT to Further Improve Bus Priority in New York
The NYC Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) has commenced work on new bus-priority lanes along Northern Boulevard in Queens, New York.
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WeGo Breaks Ground on North Nashville Transit Center
WeGo Public Transit has celebrated the groundbreaking of the North Nashville Transit Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Cincinnati Metro to Purchase Electric Buses and Upgrade Its Maintenance Facility
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council has awarded Cincinnati Metro 13.4m USD for electric buses and to modernise its Bond Hill facility…
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The Mobility House to Deploy Smart Charging for NYC Buses
New York's MTA has selected The Mobility House to deploy its smart charging and energy management solution, ChargePilot, for NYCT buses.