Barcelona Metropolitan Transport (TMB) will increase the performance of the bus line H12 (Gornal-Besòs/Verneda) to turn it into a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) electricity through a subsidy of 1.2 million euros granted by the European Union.
Thus, in 2023 it will begin to deploy a series of technological innovations that will allow the increase in line performance and that will make possible the transformation of the current H12 line after receiving an award from the e-BRT 2030 program, TMB reported this Wednesday in a release.
The implementations and technological elements that will be carried out will be based on electrification, the improvement of regularity and the user experience.
Smart charging stations
The complete electrification of the line will be achieved through the installation of charging stations that will offer an intelligent charging system to the line terminals and electric buses.
There will also be an improvement in the regularity of the line with the new connection between the bus and traffic control centers, in addition to the application of adherence strategies to the passing interval of the buses and various developments in terms of intelligent systems of transport (STI).
Demand predictive model
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In addition, it is planned to improve the travel experience of all users, knowing the demand in real time, through the sensorization at stops and busesor days ahead, through the development of a predictive model, and the improvement of on-board information and even on-board video surveillance.
The president of TMB, Laia Bonet, has highlighted the improvements and innovations that the company will have and that will allow “to fully electrify a bus line and improve the service with the latest technologies to make a bus faster, more sustainable and more comfortable”.