Terminal for guideway transit system

Abstract

A terminal for the guideway transit includes: an entry section at which a plurality of pilot lines of the guideway is divided into branches; an entering/alighting section for allowing passengers to enter into/from a vehicle after the vehicle moves to the entering/alighting section along the pilot lines and stops at the entering/alighting section; a U-turn section for allowing the vehicle at the entering/alighting section to perform U-turn; and a parking section connected at one side to the U-turn section and having an external entry formed at the other side. The dual-mode vehicle that possibly operates on the general road and the guideway can enter the guideway through the external entry of the terminal, and most vehicles used in high-frequency service in a high carry capacity, can be parked at the parking lot in the outside through the external entry, greatly reducing the size of the terminal.

1 . A terminal for a guideway transit system comprising: 
 an entry section ( 10 ) which is connected at one side to a guideway ( 70 ) at which a plurality of pilot lines ( 71 ) for guiding the movement of a vehicle ( 60 ) are formed, and to which each of the pilot lines ( 71 ) of the guideway ( 70 ) is extended in such a manner as to be divided into several branches;    an entering/alighting section ( 20 ) at which a plurality of berths where entering/alighting of a passenger or a freight into/from the vehicle is performed, is installed after the vehicle ( 60 ) moves to the entering/alighting section along the pilot lines ( 71 ) each divided into the several branches of the entry section and stops at the entering/alighting section;    an U-turn section ( 30 ) for allowing the vehicle ( 60 ) that has finished alighting from the vehicle at the entering/alighting section to perform U-turn; and    a parking section ( 40 ) which is connected at one side to the U-turn section for allowing the vehicle ( 60 ) that has finished operation to park at the sectioning park, and at the other side of which an external entry connected to an external general road is formed so that a dual-mode vehicle that operates on both the general road and the guideway can enter/exit into/from the parking section through external entry.    
   
   
       2 . The terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein the U-turn section allows the vehicle to move one-way only.  
   
   
       3 . The terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein the U-turn section ( 30 ) is configured in such a manner that a waiting room ( 31 ) is horizontally connected to the berths ( 21 ) and the vehicle ( 60 ) moves above or below the waiting room ( 31 ) along a ramp so that the passengers can move horizontally between the waiting room ( 31 ) and the berth ( 21 ).  
   
   
       4 . The terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein the entering/alighting section ( 20 ) and the entry section ( 10 ) have a standby line ( 72 ) formed thereon so that the vehicle ( 60 ) which has finished the entering of the passengers can proceed up to the standby line ( 72 ) formed in the entry section ( 10 ) and stand by for departure.  
   
   
       5 . The terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the pilot lines ( 71 ) in the entry section ( 10 ) is arranged in such a manner as that they maintain the interval there between to an extent of being greater than the width of the vehicle ( 60 ) over a predetermined distance from a point adjacent to the entering/alighting section ( 20 ), so that more vehicles can stand by for alighting of the passengers from the vehicle in the entry section ( 10 ) in the case where there are many vehicles entering the terminal for the alighting.  
   
   
       6 . The terminal according to  claim 1 , wherein the parking section ( 40 ) has a double-storied structure and each of the two floors is configured in such a manner that the vehicle can move to the parking section along the ramp.  
   
   
       7 . The terminal according to  claim 2 , wherein the U-turn section ( 30 ) is configured in such a manner that a waiting room ( 31 ) is horizontally connected to the berths ( 21 ) and the vehicle ( 60 ) moves above or below the waiting room ( 31 ) along a ramp so that the passengers can move horizontally between the waiting room ( 31 ) and the berth ( 21 ).