public transport stop
Let an agent explain public transport stops and their features, help users find and use stops, describe planning and accessibility standards, and identify specific stops with sources.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Use Using a stop.
Find
Finding a stop.
Find
Finding stops.
- Where is the nearest stop for this route, and when is the next departure, according to the operator? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific stop? action
Access
Accessibility.
Access
Accessibility.
- Is this stop accessible for wheelchairs, prams and people with visual impairment? provenance
- How is boarding assistance requested? provenance
Features What a stop provides.
Elements
Stop elements.
Elements
Elements.
- What elements make up a good stop, such as shelter, seating, lighting, information and kerb height? provenance
- What is a double stop or a request stop? definition
Information
Passenger information.
Information
Information.
- How are timetables and real-time information provided at stops and in apps? provenance
- Which data standards apply? provenance
Plan Planning stops.
Placement
Stop placement.
Placement
Placement.
- How are stop spacing and placement decided for coverage, speed and safety, according to planning guidance? provenance
- How are stops consulted with communities? provenance
Safety
Safety at stops.
Safety
Safety.
- Which design and traffic measures make stops safer for pedestrians and passengers? provenance
- How is personal security addressed? provenance
Context Types and history.
Types
Stops by mode.
Types
Types.
- How do bus, tram, trolleybus and aerial tramway stops differ? definition
- What is a terminus? definition
History
History.
History
History.
- How have stops and shelters evolved with public transport? provenance
- Which are notable designs? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.PLC
- Other names and narrower kinds
- aerial tramway station, tram stop, public transportation terminus, trolleybus stop, double stop, infrastructure crossed by another infrastructure, Zeitinsel, bus bulb, timepoint, request stop, Athens Tram stop, Viennese-type stop
What it is Filled
A designated place where public transport vehicles stop to let passengers board and alight, including bus, tram and trolleybus stops, aerial tramway stations, termini and double stops, marked by signs, shelters and timetables and often equipped with real-time information and accessibility features; stops are nodes in transport networks and are planned for safety, accessibility and coverage.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain public transport stops and their features, help users find and use stops, describe planning and accessibility standards, and identify specific stops with sources.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Network node
- Marked and timetabled
- Accessibility features
- Mode-specific
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Publish false departures or cancellations.
- Block a stop or its accessible boarding area with a vehicle or object.
- Track individual passengers at stops through cameras or devices without legal basis.
- Relocate or remove a stop marking without the transport authority's decision.
Only with a human decision
- Changing a stop's location or closing it.
May
- Report stop locations, timetables and real-time arrivals from the operator's data.
- Report damage, blocked access or broken accessibility features to the operator.
Moral aspects Filled
- Stops are essential for people without cars, including disabled and older people.
- Poorly sited stops expose passengers to traffic and harassment.
Who is affected
- Passengers
- Disabled and older people
- Drivers and operators
Owners Filled
Steward
The public transport authority or operator that designates the stop.
Master systems
- Transport authority stop registers and timetable data
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q141162639 - registry parent class
related
- station, terminal, or stop - category
- people mover - stations of automated systems
- monorail - monorail stations
- last mile - access to stops
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.public-transport-stop
- Wikidata: Q548662 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q548662)
Direct properties required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Recognition required Filled
- Designated boarding point
- Sign and timetable
- A station is larger with more facilities
- A sign, shelter and platform or kerb where vehicles stop.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- find and describe stops
- explain stop features and accessibility
- support planning and design
- identify specific stops
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Inaccessible stops
- Pedestrian danger at stops
- Outdated timetable information
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Accessibility standards for stops
- Road traffic rules at stops
- Public transport data standards such as GTFS
Context of use required Filled
- Boarding points in public transport.
- bus stops
- tram and trolleybus stops
- termini and interchange stops
- aerial tramway and cable car stations
- request and hail-and-ride stops
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q548662: public transport stop - identity and sense of the item
Open questions
- Should each mode stop type be a separate entry?
- How should transit data feeds be linked?
- How should accessibility audits be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q548662/spec.json