Facilities and equipment on a stop
It is possible to describe physical installations on the stop place such as shelters, waiting rooms and bicycle stands, as well as some accessibility information. This information can be used to help the passenger pick the stop that works best for them according to their situation.
On StopPlace or Quay?
The rule of thumb is to register items with all Quays have in common on the StopPlace-level, and items only present per quay on the Quay-level.
For example, waiting rooms are usually a single facility in common for all quays, while a shelter is often an individual feature for each quay. The same rule goes for all other facilities and types of equipment, with the exception of parking facilities.
Shelters and waiting rooms
A basic shelter usually means a wall for wind protection and a small roof against rain. This is modelled by simply clicking the shelter icon.
A waiting room requires there to be a solid building without significant openings. These are usually found at transport hubs.
Additional information for the shelter
Number of seats
Enclosed, yes or no. Toggling the enclosed option indicates that the shelter has 4 walls and a roof.
Additional information for the waiting room
Number of seats
Heating, yes or no.
Sign
Use if the individual Quay is marked with a bus sign. If there a sign for a collection of quays (all quays of the StopPlace), apply to StopPlace.
Can be used if the bus sign is mounted or otherwise displayed on a shelter, etc.
Toilet
Can only be applied to StopPlace. This facility must be operated by, or in cooperation, with the owner of the stop in order to be added to the registry.
Ticket machines
Use if the individual Quay has a ticket machine. If there a ticket machine for a collection of quays (all quays of the StopPlace), apply to StopPlace.
Accessibility
Used to indicate wheelchair accessibility.
Step free access
If the stop place (can be set for individual quays) can or can not be accessed without using stairs this option should be set to “yes”. This includes the stop having elevators and ramps which allows the user to circumvent using stairs.
Wheelchair
A stop may be step free but still not wheelchair friendly. For example too narrow or too steep.
Please note that it is possible to place some of the information elements at different levels of a stop place. This applies specifically to ticket vending machines, wind shelters, toilets, and transport signs. These items can be applied at both (or either) StopPlace and Quay levels. This allows you to describe small stops (eg. two access points along a road) as well as more complicated stops (eg. a major railway station) in the same model.
Information about Universal design (wheelchair accessible, stair-free access) inherits up and down the hierarchy ie. that if StopPlace is set as wheelchair friendly, all Quays are implicitly set to be wheelchair friendly. If one or more quays are set as non-wheelchair friendly, StopPlace will be "partially wheelchair accessible".