KøbenhavnsSporvejeFraSporvognTilBus

In th e y e a r s 1965-70 the follow ing bu s s e r v ic e sta tio n s h ave b een o p e n ­ ed:

C ap a c ity (n u m b e r of b u ses) 140 110 105

O pened in

1965 1966 1967 1968/69

Ø rn e v e j Koch Irla n d s v e j C o n v e rsio n of Valby t r a m depot to bus

T h e new bus Since 1964 500 new b u s e s have b een p u rc h a s e d and 50 m o re a re o rd e r e d . T h e b u s e s a r e fitted with a double e n tra n c e d oor in the fro n t of the bus and the height of the s te p s is low: 2 70-210 and 200 m m . G re a t im p o r ta n c e h a s b e e n a ttach ed to m a k in g the con v ey an ce as c o m fo rta b le as p o s sib le to the p a s s e n g e r s and the b u s e s a re th e r e f o r e fitted with a ir s u sp e n sio n (bellow s). The b u s e s a re e ffectiv ely in s u la te d a g a in st noise. T h e 200 b u s e s d e liv e re d m o s t re c e n tly have got an au to m a tic g e a rb o x w hich p e r m i t s a sm o o th and sliding s ta r t. T h e bus is h e ated by a s e p a r a te oil h e a te r b e fo re d e p a r tu r e in the m o r ­ ning. The cap a c ity of the bus is 91 p a s s e n g e r s . T h e f i r s t d e liv e re d 300 b u s e s have a c a p a c ity of 30 s e a te d and 55 stan d in g p a s s e n ­ g e r s , but in the next 200 b u s e s s e a ts have b een a r r a n g e d fo r 45 p a s s e n g e r s - i. e. half of the to tal n u m b e r of p a s s e n g e r s . A rtic u la te d t r a m c a r s in c o m p a ris o n have only s e a ts fo r l e s s th a n one fou rth of the p a s s e n g e r s .

s e r v ic e s tatio n Ryvangen

70 + 75 indoors

1969

140 640

F u r t h e r m o r e in 1972 U u sum

100 W All bus s e r v ic e sta tio n s a r e built and equipped at a high s ta n d ­ a rd witli good w orking co n d itio n s and f a c ilitie s to achiev e a ra tio n a l m a in te n a n c e of the b u s es and b e tte r w o rk in g c o n d i­ tions fo r the staff. T h e b u s e s a r e p a rk e d o u td o o rs.

A utum n 1964 R oute 13 and 19 Spring 1965 R oute 8 A utum n 1965 R oute 14 Spring 1966 R oute 9 ( 9 + 18)

Since 1963 the c o n v e r s io n f r o m t r a m to bus o p e ra tio n h a s b een the following:

Spring 1967 R oute 1 Spring 1968 Route 3 A utum n 1968 R oute 10 Spring 1969 R oute 6 Autum n 1969 R oute 2 and th e re m a in in g t r a m r o u te s will be c o n v e rte d to bus ro u te s a c c o rd in g to the p lan s as follows: Sp rin g 1970 R oute 16 Sp rin g 1971 R oute 7 Spring 1972 R oute 5 A c co rd in g to the long t e r m p la n th e c o n v e r s io n to full bus o p e r ­ ation should be c a r r i e d th ro u g h du rin g a p e rio d of 10 y e a r s , but now it will only take 7 y e a r s as the final c o n v e rsio n will take p la c e in 1972 in stea d of 1975.

The new fa re s y s te m A condition fo r one m a n o p e ra tio n is the s im p le fa r e s y s te m which w as in tro d u c e d in 1964. The m a in e le m e n ts in the s y s ­ te m a r e the flat fa re tic k e t valid fo r f r e e T r a n s f e r s w ithin 1 h o u r, the to k e n , giving a disco un t and the s e a s o n tic k e t (one m onth). In tro du cin g the tok en in C openhagen m a d e p a r tia l s e lf - s e r v ic e p o ssib le : a p a s s e n g e r with a tok en e n te r s th e b u s at the left side of the double e n try do o r, puts the to k en in an autom atic s lo t-m a c h in e and g e ts h is tic k e t. T he e n tra n c e in two q ueues h a s re d u c e d the tim e sp en t by b u s e s at the sto p s to n e a rly the h alf c o m p a re d with th e old s y s te m w ith e n tra n c e in one queue. F o r th e d r iv e r , the s lo t-m a c h in e is s e r v in g as h is c o n d ucto r.

R o u te s c o n v e rte d f r o m t r a m to bu s o p e ra tio n sin ce 1963 (a ctu al ro u te shown)