Route Schedules

The Route Schedules page allows site visitors to view stop-level timetables of the planned transit schedule for a selected route & direction at a selected stop for a selected date. Figure 6‑8 illustrates the Route Schedules page for an example selected timetable.

The timetable is presented in tabular format. Table columns represent individual vehicle trips serving the selected route & direction ordered chronologically from left to right. Table rows represent stops sorted from top to bottom in the order that they are visited along the selected route & direction by vehicle trips . Table cells display the schedule vehicle arrival/departure/passing time for the vehicle trip at the transit stop identified at left.

Timetable Selection Functions

The user may select a timetable of interest by either of two methods: (1) by first selecting the service route & direction of interest and then the stop of interest, or (2) by first selecting the stop of interest and then selection the service route & direction of interest. Procedures for both selection methods follow.

To select a timetable by route & direction then stop

1. From the SmartTraveler Plus home page, click the Route Schedules button. The Route Schedules page is displayed with empty data entry fields shown at the top, including a “Select a Route” pull-down selection list that lists all service routes, each in combination with one or two service directions, in the transit system, and a “Type a Stop” entry field.
2. In the “Select a Route” pull-down list, click a route & direction of interest. The “Select a Stop” pull-down selection list becomes active, listing all stops that are served by the selected transit route & direction.
3. In the “Select a Stop” selection list, click a stop of interest. The main body of the page is updated to display the timetable for today’s date for the selected service route & direction, and highlighting the selected stop.

To select a timetable by stop then route & direction

1. From the SmartTraveler Plus home page, click the Route Schedules button. The Route Schedules page is displayed with empty data entry fields shown at the top, including a “Select a Route” pull-down selection list that lists all service routes, each in combination with one or two service directions, in the transit system, and a “Type a Stop” entry field.
2. In the “Type a Stop” data entry field, enter the numeric identifier for the stop of interest, then press the Enter key.
3. If the entered number does not identify a recognized stop, the message “No stop found for given stop code.” appears. Review and correct the entered value or, if the identifier is not known, try another timetable selection procedures described in this section.
4. If the entered number does identify a recognized stop, the “Select a Route” selection list becomes active.
5. In the “Select a Route” selection list, click a route & direction of interest. The main body of the page is updated to display the timetable for today’s date for the selected service route & direction, and highlighting the selected stop.

Timetable Navigation

Once a timetable is selected and displayed on the Route Schedules page, the user navigates the timetable using the following tools:

• “Select a Date” entry field: To change the date of the displayed timetable, click on the “Select a Date” entry field at the top right of the timetable display, enter a date in numerical month/day/year format, and click the Submit button. Alternatively, click on the (down arrow) icon to the right of the entry field to reveal a calendar date selection tool and navigate to the month and date of interest. The screen display changes to the timetable for the newly selected date.
• “First”, “Prev”, page number (“1”, “2”, etc.), “Next”, “Last” hyperlinks: For timetables that extend over multiple pages, to change the displayed page to the first page, the previous page, the selected page number (Page 1, Page 2, etc.), the next page, or the last page, click the corresponding hyperlink.
• “Go to:” entry field: For timetables that extend over multiple pages, to change the displayed page to a page number of interest, enter the page number and press the Enter key.
• “<" Previous day”, “Next day ">” hyperlinks: To change the date of the displayed timetable one day at a time, click the “< Previous day” or “Next day >” hyperlink at the top right of the timetable display. The screen display changes to the timetable one day earlier or later. >
• Horizontal scrollbar: If there are more trips serving this route & direction than fit on the screen, manipulate the scrollbar below the timetable to pan to display earlier or later trips.
• Vertical scrollbar: If there are more stops served along this route & direction than fit on the screen, manipulate the scrollbar to the right of the timetable to pan to display stops up or down the route.