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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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NCRTD Breaks Ground on New Facility at Española Headquarters
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has broken ground on the construction of a new maintenance facility.
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Allison Transmission’s eGen Flex for New York City Transit Buses
Allison Transmission's electric hybrid propulsion solution eGen Flex will be put into revenue service at New York City Transit (NYCT) in May…
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ROCSYS, Grivix and VDL ETS Cooperate for Robotic Fast Charging
ROCSYS, Grivix and VDL ETS,will work towards a robotic charging solution for heavy duty charging under the Eurostars project Autocharge.
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MBTA Announces Completion of First-Ever Bus Lane in Lynn
The City of Lynn, MassDOT, and the MBTA have announced the completion of a series of quick-build multimodal road treatments in Lynn.
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Siemens to Support Ostrava Public Transport with Charging Solution
Siemens Smart Infrastructure will provide charging solutions for Dopravní podnik Ostrava, which will expand its fleet with 24 electric buses…
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$187 Million in Federal Funding Allocations for Four BRT Projects
The U.S. DoT's FTA has announced $187 million in federal funding will be allocated to four Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) infrastructure projects.
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HNTB Awarded Contract for New Miami-Dade Transitway
HNTB Corporation will provide construction, engineering and inspection services for Miami's new South-Dade Transitway Corridor.
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Forsee Power Opens Office in Japan
Forsee Power, the expert in smart battery systems for a sustainable electromobility, has announced the opening of an office in Japan.
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NJ TRANSIT: Renovation Begins at Historic Paterson Bus Garage
NJ TRANSIT has begun an extensive renovation and expansion project at the nearly 120-year-old Market Street Bus Garage in Paterson.
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Lion Electric: Battery Manufacturing Plant for Quebec
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Heliox: Charging Infrastructure With DC Outlet for Darmstadt
Heliox is happy to bring even more flexibility to the e-bus fleet, by introducing the DC outlet at Darmstadt.
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Solaris Lands Huge Contract: 123 E-buses Heading to Romania
Solaris has been awarded an order for 123 12-metre buses, destined for six locations across Romania in one of Europe's biggest e-bus tenders…
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Dublin Bus Opens Broadstone Depot Following €15m Investment
On Wednesday 3 March, Dublin Bus officially launched the historic Broadstone Depot, Phibsboro, following a significant investment of €15.2M.
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Proterra Powers Biggest Electric School Bus Deal in U.S.
The Montgomery County Public Schools will convert its bus fleet to all-electric, starting with 326 buses over the next four years.
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Pescara: New E-bus System with Technology from Kiepe Electric
A new overhead wire system in the city of Pescara, Italy will charge battery-powered buses equipped with IMC® technology from Kiepe Electric…
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Heliox Powers Charging Infrastructure Project in Wiesbaden
Heliox powers a total of 6,3 MW in the city of Wiesbaden. The first batch of 56 chargers is now operational for new Daimler eCitaro buses.
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Regensburg: Sustainable Public Transport with Siemens Tech
Siemens Smart Infrastructure has received an order from a Regensburg transport authority to equip a bus depot for electromobility.
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300 New Buses: STM Reaches Milestone in Fleet Expansion Strategy
The Société de transport de Montréal (STM) has compled expansion work on the Legendre bus garage, which will soon house 56 of the new buses.
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Aachen Receives Reliable Fast Charging Stations by Ekoenergetyka
Ekoenergetyka-Polska has commissioned in Aachen 17 charging stations and power infrastructure, with another 10 stations to follow.
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IPT Group Acquires PRIMOVE E-mobility Portfolio
With the acquisition of PRIMOVE, IPT combines two cleantech scale-ups in wireless power transfer for e-mobility, benefiting from synergies.
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BYD Gears-up for Bus2Grid ‘Switch-on’
BYD has revealed that plans are well advanced ahead of the switching-on of the world’s first high power discharge Bus2Grid project.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Singapore RTS Link
The Land Transport Authority has marked the start of the Johor Bahru – Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link construction in Singapore.
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Port Authority Unveils New Plan for Midtown Bus Terminal
The Port Authority of NY and NJ has unveiled a plan for the Midtown Bus Terminal, completely reimagining the world’s busiest bus terminal.
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Enel X to Provide Bogotá with 401 Electric Buses and Two Electroterminals
Bogotà is the second Latin American mega city to benefit from a sustainable zero-emissions public transport initiative promoted by Enel X.