A glimse of Rogaland, - and Feasability study abstract presentation Rogaland Fylkeskommune
Norway Connected to Europa through Russia Geographically, we are an Island in Europa (as Britain)
Rogaland South east corner in a long and narrow country. Mountains, fertile farmeland, fjords and the North sea
Landscape
Export: From sardines in olive oil to Crude oil
Stavanger - the main city A modern city with a «history»
PT in Rogaland
Some PT-relevant caracteristics, compared to other Eupopean cities.
We have a young population i Rogaland
The urban area is not very dense
Large production of PT service (km/y/inhabitant)
A small propotion of trips in the urban area are commutertrips
Railway passengers Boarding/alightning passengers on the local railway. Green sector is passengers boarding trains which cross the county border i.e. mainly local traffic
PT is not very cheap
Large input small effect on PT
Modal split 73% car, 7% PT
Accessabilty by PT Dark areas have shortest average travel time by PT Railway along the fjord. All other PT (on land) is busservice Rapidly expanding business area (40 000 work places) outside the main PT-corridore Lightrail under discussion.
Accessabilty by PT Main corridor along the fjord Great need for work journeys outside this corridor Growing need for change of mode train bus (lightrail)
Feasbility study topic, - background The high number of bus-km/y is not in it self mean that we have a good PT service level. Necessary to cover a large and low-denisty urban area. A high percentage of all trips are relatively long. The need for change of PT mode is high. Train bus Boat/ferry bus The assumption is that in this kind of network, a customerfriendly integarted fare and ticketing system is crucial to increase the number of PT trips
Feasbility study, topic: The topic for the FS, will be in organizing the overall PTA-responsibilities, finding common solutions and agreements upon technical and economic challenges rising from integration of different fare levels.
Problem statement Rogaland Kollektivtrafikk FKF (RKT), - trade mark: Kolumbus, - is a company owned by the County Council of Rogaland, to effectively develop multi-mode PT service in the County of Rogaland, including bus-services, school-buses, boat and ferry-services. The overall integration of PT-services inside the County Councils PTA, is covered by RKT activities today. There is, on the other hand weak integration between RKT PTservices and the national train service and the state owned car ferry services.
Objectives, ticketing and fares: The main objective of the Feasibility Study will be to verify potential benefits from integration of todays different PTA s fare and ticketing solutions, and point out possible ways to go forward with the task, regarding, organization, technology and economic incentives We will identify existing possibilities, current development going on that would help us. We will investigate both in the PT-sector (other EPTA partners), and in other sectors, where there have been substantial progress in the field of inter-operationality within electronic ticketing and cross-authority settlement of income.
Objectives, organisation: A possible way forward would be to transfer the state railway and the ferry PT-authority for travel inside the County, from the state agencies to Rogaland County Council. The benefits with this type of organisation will be studied.
Outputs: The main outputs is expected to be, a report that verifies the potential increase in the number of passengers based on an integration of ticked and fare structures in all different modes of public transport. Furthermore the economic consequenses will have to be investigated. Furthermore we aim to deliver an study that should reveal the potential raise in effectiveness gained from the establishment of one single PTA for all PT modes inside the county of Rogaland.
Actions: Ticked and fare integration Describe travel pattern, to identify trip volumes in corridors where passengers have to change from one mode to an other. A verification of the existing fare and ticketing system for the different PTA s operating in our region. Gathering good examples from regions with integrated systems, to see the potential to increase the number of PT-travels done. Identification of superior standardization authorities that we would be dependent on in developing the integrated fare and ticketing system. Identifying alternative ways to go forward with an integration project, to be decided by the County Council.
Actions: Regional PTA responsible for train service: Describing the legal and economic framework that exist for the state agencies PT for railwasys and car ferries. Revealing possibilities and obstacles to be handled if PTA should be transferred to the County Council.