Bus_services PUTCO

1 bus services

1.1 operating areas
1.2 tickets
1.3 access buses

bus services
operating areas

putco operates commuter services in following areas:

soweto northern suburbs of johannesburg, including midrand.
alberton johannesburg central business district (cbd) , northern suburbs.
johannesburg cbd northern suburbs.
soshanguve suburbs in pretoria.
bronkhorstspruit pretoria.
bronkhorstspruit kaalfontein in ekhuruleni.
mamelodi northern, eastern , southern suburbs of pretoria.
western mpumalanga pretoria cbd , suburbs.
sebokeng meyerton.
eldorado park johannesburg , northern suburbs.
voslorus boksburg, germiston , johannesburg.

tickets

a sample of putco tickets

types of tickets used putco include:

daily
weekly
monthly

the fare structure presented assist loyal passengers in both cost saving , convenience. way fare per trip via monthly ticket cheaper of daily ticket. fixed , mobile ticket selling points operate in various areas.

putco in process of upgrading ticketing equipment automatic smart card fare collection , tracking system reduce long lines , floating cash. contact-less smart card allows passengers enter bus placing card on reader, reducing driver-passenger contact.

this system provides on-bus smart card , cash-based revenue management system record data such passenger behaviour, popular routes , type of tickets purchased. system assist dispatching of drivers , post-shift cash-ups. passengers can buy smart cards @ soweto operations , mobile vendors @ r30 each. smart card can re-charged weekly, monthly or season ticket. benefit of smart card passenger can use (once re-charged), multiple times. card fits pocket or purse, secure , cannot read or copied.

installation of system costs around r30,000 per bus. system, said worth more r8 million, includes means of enabling putco maintain constant surveillance of buses in order monitor driving patterns , driver behaviour.

the entire solution gives more control on revenue management , more efficient fare collection. gps technology provide [a] valuable insight driving patterns , driver behaviour. our ultimate goal implement system in our entire fleet of 1,750 buses, hope happen in not distant future.

access buses

the special ramp on putco access buses.



a putco access bus.

in 2002 putco initiated building of special access buses disabled passengers. these vehicles designed after consultation organizations disabled in putco s bus body building operation in brits. utilize special loading platform.

during trip wheelchairs secured load binders floor structure. seat belts , additional wheelchair storage area provided. there coded hand-rails , bell-pushes partially sighted.

at present 6 access buses being operated, 3 in pretoria area , others in johannesburg area. these buses have specially trained crews, 2 per bus, assist passengers.