Properties and options of lines

In the Edit line <Name> window you can display and edit line attributes. You can change here a line's transport system, for example. The upper section of the window contains the general attributes of the line. The lower section contains special attributes.

Lines: General attributes

Element

Description

Name

Name of the line

Transport system

In the drop-down list you can change the transport system of a line. You can select any public transport system that exists in the network. A change has these consequences:

In the network:

  • Visum permits the relevant links and turns in the new transport system.
  • Visum permits the relevant stop points in the new transport system if the time profile permits the boarding or alighting on this stop point.
  • Visum discards assignments and results of the line costing and revenue calculation (if available).

Within the line hierarchy:

  • Visum checks the vehicle combination. If the allocated vehicle combination is not permitted for the new transport system, Visum removes the previous vehicle combination. This applies for the line, the time profile and the vehicle journey section. If the vehicle combination of a vehicle journey section is changed, line blocks get the status "Vehicle error".

Main line

Display of the main line if the line has been allocated to a main line

Tip

You can allocate a line to a main line via the Network > PuT main lines menu (Managing main lines).

Standard vehicle combination

In the drop-down list, you can select a standard vehicle combination for the line. When creating new vehicle journeys, it will then be suggested as default value.

Tip

You can create vehicle combinations via the Network > PuT vehicles menu (Creating vehicle combinations).

Standard operator

In the drop-down list, you can select a standard operator for the line.

Notes

When creating new vehicle journeys, it will then be suggested as default value.

If you modify the standard operator of a line, the operator will not be adjusted for associated existing vehicle journeys.

Tip

You can create operators via the Network > PuT operators menu (Creating an operator).

Fare systems

Here you can allocate a fare system or change it (Creating fare zones).

Lines: Basis tab

Element

Description

Number of line routes

Display of the number of allocated line routes

Number of time profiles

Display of the number of time profiles of the allocated line route

Number of vehicle journeys

Display of the number of vehicle journeys of the allocated line route

AddValue1 - AddValue3

Free attributes which you can use to enter additional values.

Tip

If you want to allocate additional information to a network object, you can also create user-defined attributes. Advantage: You can name user-defined attributes appropriately.