Public transport timetable
A public transport timetable is a document setting out information on public transport service times. Both public timetables to assist passengers with planning a trip and internal timetables to inform employees exist. Typically, the timetable will list the times when a service is scheduled to arrive at and depart from specified locations. It may show all movements at a particular location or all movements on a particular route or for a particular stop. Traditionally this information was provided in printed form, for example as a leaflet or poster. It is now also often available in a variety of electronic formats.
List of train departures in the form of a yellow poster (common in Europe) at Zürich Tiefenbrunnen railway station
Dynamic display in the central hall at Utrecht Centraal railway station, listing departures
A matrix timetable for bus services in England in the 1940s and 1950s
Timetable of Gotthard railway in 1899
Public transport is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that may charge a posted fee for each trip. There is no rigid definition of which kinds of transport are included, and air travel is often not thought of when discussing public transport—dictionaries use wording like "buses, trains, etc." Examples of public transport include city buses, trolleybuses, trams and passenger trains, rapid transit and ferries. Public transport between cities is dominated by airlines, coaches, and intercity rail. High-speed rail networks are being developed in many parts of the world.
A coach, private or hired, for several passengers
Early trolley car in Newton, Massachusetts
TransJakarta bus operating in Jakarta, Indonesia
Busscar trolleybus in São Paulo