ISO/FDIS 37169

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STANDARD 37169
ISO/TC 268/SC 1
Smart community infrastructures —
Secretariat: JISC
Smart transportation by run-through
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2021­05­19 train/bus operation in/between cities
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2021­07­14
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Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................iv

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 Normative references ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

3 Terms and definitions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

4 Concept of smart transportation by run-through operation .................................................................................. 1

4.1 City development process with transportation organization ........................................................................ 1

4.2 Solutions to transport service termination .................................................................................................................... 2

4.2.1 Rail services ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2

4.2.2 Bus services .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2

4.3 Applicable city issues and advantage acceptors ........................................................................................................ 3

4.4 Satisfaction of SDGs by smart transportation .............................................................................................................. 3

5 Adoption of smart transportation by run-through operation............................................................................... 3

5.1 Objectives..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

5.2 Target area .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4

5.3 Requirements for smart transportation............................................................................................................................ 4

5.3.1 General...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

5.3.2 Arrangements for run­through operation ................................................................................................. 4

5.3.3 Agreements for run­through operation ....................................................................................................... 5

5.3.4 Technical specification adjustment between different rail/bus carriers ........................ 5

5.3.5 Specific application of run-through train operation ......................................................................... 6

5.4 Installation of smart transportation ..................................................................................................................................... 7

6 Maintenance of quality of smart transportation by run-through operation .........................................7

6.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

6.2 Parameters to be observed ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

6.3 Modification of smart transportation.................................................................................................................................. 8

Annex A (informative) A large scale run-through operation enabling a large number of

people to easily travel in a huge area and enjoy the benefit of saving time ............................................9

Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................13

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Many cities are improving their transportation systems to provide greater accessibility, mobility and

environmental benefits and to promote sustainable economic growth in their communities. Cities

currently operating older transit systems, which require many transfers in multiple city centres and

transportation hubs, are developing new rail and bus lines that offer more direct, frequent services

with a one-seat ride. These services reduce the number of transfers within a city centre and outlying

metropolitan areas. They offer through train or bus services in high quality transit corridors, defined

This document describes how to organize run­through train or bus corridors using smart transportation

in city centres, greater metropolitan areas and regions. This concept includes reprioritizing operations,

management, organizational plans and agreements between multiple carriers so that new transit

services can be provided while still maintaining the current rail and bus infrastructure and existing

This document specifies a procedure for run-through train operations, identified as smart

transportation. This concept provides direct, one-seat ride services in high quality corridors connecting

cities and transportation hubs without forcing transfers. Improved operations planning, greater use

of interchange or rental use arrangements are described so that these services can be implemented

without constructing major infrastructure improvements in existing transportation corridors and

This document also describes the application of run-through operation in bus services that are strictly

licensed to bus carriers using public roads, ending the inconvenience of forcing passenger transfers

NOTE Smart transportation by run-through operation is applicable to other transportation modes besides

rail and bus services, if applied in services operated in the same mode. Refer to ISO 37154 for applicable

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A large city has been developed by extending transportation services from the city centre to the outside

in order to expand city areas for citizens’ lives and work. In old cities, they had gates to inspect visitors

to a city to protect their citizens. The places where the gates were placed have been developed to have

the function of sub-city centres. By following such historical culture, some old cities have rail terminals

in sub-centres where trains are not allowed to directly come into the metropolitan area beyond sub-

centres. This manner avoids traffic congestion caused in the area by trains rushing into one point with

their large number of passengers. Bus and streetcar or tram systems have been organized for the local

transport in the metropolitan area to connect the city centre and sub-city centres. The subway was

then introduced when the ground transportation does not provide sufficient capacity to meet demand.

Thus, transportation services are often terminated in sub­centres where all passengers are forced to

Even if a city does not have such a historical background, many cities began investing in grade

separated urban rail systems such as subways or “over ground” systems on aerial structures within

crowded metropolitan areas to reduce surface congestion. These systems also grew rapidly, where vast

networks were developed, serving more transportation hubs within and outlying city centres while

Newer rail and bus services such as commuter rail and regional bus were developed to increase access

and mobility in expanding cities and metropolitan areas. Many of these services were still hub and

spoke based, where transfers were necessary to connect customers to their final destinations. These

services were later extended to connect multiple city centres and metropolitan areas to serve larger

regional areas with very long routes. The services were known as interurban lines. They were subject

to crowding at terminals receiving customers arriving from long routes requiring additional transfers

To alleviate crowding and inconvenient transfers at outlying terminals and city centres, hybrid versions

of commuter and interurban rail are created so that city centres and outlying areas are both served by

one­seat ride, corridor­based rail services. These corridor­based services are known as through rail

services. The concept described in this document is defined as smart transportation. These through

rail services are similar to interurban and regional rail services, operating in high quality corridors.

Through rail services do not terminate in the city centre. They operate from one outlying metropolitan

area through a city centre or multiple city centres to another outlying metropolitan area.

Greater access and mobility are achieved through rail services because of direct, frequent, one-seat

ride operations that minimize or eliminate forced transfers in outlying metropolitan areas and city

centres. They offer greater transit coverage with faster, more convenient service in addition to existing

rail services in corridor. The combination of through rail services with current urban rail services is

expected to stimulate economic development within city centres and outlying metropolitan areas. A

typical case successfully organized is shown in Annex A, which created dynamic passenger flows on the

Run through bus operations can also be applied to bus services using the smart transportation concept,

where a one­seat ride using the same bus can be developed. In this concept, a bus route or service

territory is licensed to two or more different bus carriers connecting to transportation hubs. The use of

interchange or rental use agreements would allow a bus driver from one carrier to drive a bus owned

by a different carrier for use in licensed routes or service territories while passengers remain on-board

To overcome the rail service termination forced transfers, new corridor based rail services can be

created. The concept of smart transportation utilizes improved operations planning to implement

through rail services without constructing expensive major infrastructure improvements such as

new trackwork, tunnels, aerial trains on railroad tracks inside and outside a metropolitan area and

extending beyond into a greater metropolitan area with one or more different rail carriers that own

their rolling stock and tracks. This concept can be used in conjunction with maintaining existing transit

services in the same corridors or within hub and spoke networks. Implementation of these services

involves greater use of interchange or rental use agreements for different carriers operating in a target

Run-through services are expected to provide increased fare revenue by dispatching more trains in

smart transportation corridors. The expected revenues will provide financial support for the operations

In this transportation mode, all bus carriers are licensed to operate their routes on public roads and

streets within their service territories. When a bus carrier develops new routes and extensions beyond

their service territories, they apply for licenses in a very competitive market along with many other bus

carriers. The application process includes a reallocation of current carrier licenses to other carriers,

causing a reorganization within their companies, which makes the process almost impossible to

coordinate. Thus, most bus carriers prefer not to develop new routes extending outside of their current

service territories. This type of service forces customers to make many inconvenient transfers from

Through bus services eliminate inconvenient forced transfers between service territories through

the use of interchange or rental use agreements. These agreements would allow a bus driver from one

carrier to drive a bus owned by a different carrier for use in licensed routes or service territories while

passengers remain on­board the same bus. What bus routes or service territories licensed to different

carriers are to run-through bus operation, railroad tracks owned by different rail carriers are to run-

Through bus services also streamline a carrier’s bus operations by reducing the number of dispatch

offices in different service territories, thus lowering a carrier’s bus operations and maintenance costs.

This operation also works when extending bus services for a long distance on licensed routes or

territories. Normally, a bus driver should change to another whenever driving for 200 to 300 km. By

applying run-through operation, a bus carrier can dispatch a vehicle serviced to a distant destination