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Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau | Issue Nahverkehr/2019

HaCon Integrates Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) with Intermodal Trip Planning

May 2019 | Editor

Demand Responsive Transport, DRT in short, is one key to success for public transportation and a giant leap towards establishing Mobility as a Service. Companies are increasingly strengthening their fleets and schedules with demand-responsive offers that, for instance, help passengers cover the first and last miles of their trips. Also, when urban outskirts and suburbs are no longer served in off-peak hours, on-demand traffic is a great solution. The challenge is to integrate DRT with existing public transit offerings, so that both worlds complement each other in a meaningful way....