Foreign passneger interface systems on buses

ZYX2005 SG

this topic is for those who traveled overseas n have seen these type of passenger interface system.

these systems provide information to the commuters on where the bus is and how long to destination or shows a map. such systems are normally LCD or LED screens in bus.

i list a few of my observations

1) finland - roving street directory map (source lainhe zao bao haha)

2) London, First bus - next bus announcing in audio plus display in English only. flat LED. one line scroll.

also sometimes show what service u on and then travelling to what destination. may show time left to destination terminal. (source - youtube)

mr off_service may elaborate on this. lol

3) hong kong - Citybus - Airport express service - Cityflyer
bigger one line LED screen. aable to show in yellow n ornage. yellow used to write the words next stop in Chinese or English. orange to show plce in chinese or english. audio announcement made in cantonese, then english then chiense. (source - youtube)

also note end of service will have announcement in 3 languages saying
next stop XXXX ter. please make sure to leave with your belongings. thank you for traveling on cityflyer route AXX (source - youtube)

4) hong Kong KMB - all trunk service
wide screen LED but larger than citybus one. shos chinese in bigger font. english can go up to two line. no need to scroll. never seen scrolling before.

audio announcement in cantonese with LED flash in chinese
then audio announcement in English with LED rolll scroll n english words appear.
then audio announcment in chinese. LED again preforms roll up scroll to reveal chinse words.

also got end of route announcements. same as cityflyer but do not say please take belongings away.

source - my own travels

5) macau - similair to hong kong but with flatter LED one line screens. certain models have two line LED english screens and can display chiense big big. similair audio announcements to hong Kong.

en of route announcements spotted.

source - travel

6) Singapore SMRTbus
one line LED sscreen. shows next bus stop and bus stopping. overload of info with please do not litter and please move to the rear. do not have audio announcements

7) Singapore bus plus - hospital services
no LED screens. but audio announcements in english. twice. once before stop saying next stop. second time when reach stop announce stop.

mostly turned off but if u lucky some still in operation.

ZYX

ignoramus2006 SG

Some buses in Taipei, Kaohsiung have a LED display installed at the front of the bus. After leaving a bus stop, the name of the next bus stop in mandarin followed by english is shown in a ticker tape manner, accompanied by a automated announcement in mandarin, taiwanese, hakka and english I think.

When it is very near the next bus stop, a slightly modified message will scroll on the LED display and a slightly modified announcement will play, indicating that the next bus stop is very near.

This system is apparently integrated with the bus stop bus arrival time LED display, which will show how many minutes till the bus arrives, plus even displaying messages such as that the bus is at the previous intersection. Information is displayed in a flipping screen manner.

It is also integrated with an online system that allows commuters to find out where the bus is on a map online.

Everything is under a project known as the Taipei e-bus system, currently installed at hundreds of bus stops, and is being expanded to cover thousand over bus stops by 2008.

Do google Taipei e-bus if you wish to find out more.

patdog112 SG

the SMRT bus nx stop LED display very usefull… dont demand much from them alrerady!

Scania N113CRB luver SG

Yeah . Now i find it useful . Cool

The_Bus_Guide SG

In Switzerland, the interface system is displayd on an LCD screen, about the size of a TVMobile. On the top is the service number and the name of the current stop. Below it are the names of 4 upcoming stops and their Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA). At the bottom is the name of the last stop and its ETA as well as a small picture of a clock showing the present time. Once the bus is approaching its next stop, a chime is heard and the name is announced. Extra annoucements are made by the driver via a microphone for prolonged stops, such as at a train station. I noticed that the LCD screen is fairly new as it is found on the newer buses such as the Scania N94UB. On older buses like the Mercedes O405G, they use something like what SMRT Buses are using, but with an audio announcement. Sometimes it did screw up. I’m not sure if its because of the driver or otherwise but the screen will show the journey in the opposite direction or it will remain static. The same system is not only used on buses but on the trains and trams as well.

sBs_boy SG

Shenzhen : There are no onboard LCD or LED but theres a onboard announcement system. The announcement system will tell you the Route that you are on, the first and last bus from both terminals. Played in 3 different language.

Hong Kong : LED on both Decks of the bus (DDs). Annoucements are only made in the lower deck of the bus.

simnatic SG

What SMRT is doing should be enough for our Singapore scene. I mean, our bus stops are not far from each other to begin with…it would really be annoying if throughout our trips, announcements for the next stop are played over and over again.

ZYX2005 SG

SBS-Boy ur second staement mayB wrong. i think the audio come from lower deck can hear if u sit near the stairwell. maybe 2nd deck got speaker i dunno. coz i see some youtube they sit upper deck front can hear the things so clear one.

ZYX

stooper SG

The lower deck rear is supposed to be a "quiet zone". It's ironic because that area is right over the engine...

Yaimster SG

True... Announcements from SMRT Trains is irrirating enough, until people can memorise them Laughing .

TIB1049L SG

especially the svc. 950 advertisement Laughing