tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post6666424904622356055..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Researching Rosheim [3]fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-33306650603972921172013-08-26T13:37:41.135+01:002013-08-26T13:37:41.135+01:00I would guess that this area of Alsace has a popul...I would guess that this area of Alsace has a population density similar to East Devon, thus the comparison with Axminster is valid. The particular problem with Rosheim is the distance from town to station. If Rosheim Ville were still open, the lack of buses would be less painful. Future developments may well exacerbate the pain of the comparison.fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-66462440928816469192013-08-26T12:05:23.673+01:002013-08-26T12:05:23.673+01:00To find a town of 5000 with no bus connections doe...To find a town of 5000 with no bus connections does seem surprising. However,France has very few areas of non-urban bus operation as we know it. Bus companies developed during the 1930s but there was legislation to protect the near bankrupt rail companies of the time and bus routes were restricted by 1938. Bus services are now largely in the hands of the Departments with the result that there are not many cross-boundary services. Much of what operates is to cover the considerable distances travelled by school children although services are open to the public. We have to remember that population density is generally much lower than in the UK. The various regional TER operations take the place of many inter-urban buses with networks planned on a wider basis. Daddysgadgetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892897553855129226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-6534773351504674442013-08-26T11:54:28.236+01:002013-08-26T11:54:28.236+01:00Thanks MofK - will add the Streetview picture as a...Thanks MofK - will add the Streetview picture as a PS to Wednesday's blog for those for whom your link is a URL too far (and too long!).fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-73357272207723553352013-08-26T09:13:19.744+01:002013-08-26T09:13:19.744+01:00You may be interested to know that the CTBR bus st...You may be interested to know that the CTBR bus station ("gare routière") in Strasbourg even has an enquiry office with racks of leaflets for all of the routes that radiate from there (including those that only come as far as out-of-town tram termini; a bit like being dumped at a park and ride site on a bus journey to Exeter, perhaps?). By French standards, the frequencies are impressive - some are even regular interval!<br /><br />"Bus Station" is however a somewhat grand description of what is essentially a bus parking area, around which passengers are allowed to mill uncontrolled, and a series of portacabins. You can see it here:<br />https://www.google.co.uk/maps?q=strasbourg+gare+routiere&hl=en&ll=48.587687,7.741692&spn=0.002789,0.006899&sll=48.583148,7.747882&sspn=0.35703,0.883026&t=h&hq=gare+routiere&hnear=Strasbourg,+Bas-Rhin,+Alsace,+France&fll=48.587055,7.743591&fspn=0.002789,0.006899&z=17&layer=c&cbll=48.587744,7.741535&panoid=a1tLk3_MrI_th5ldVj8GQA&cbp=12,189.54,,0,3.4Man of Kentnoreply@blogger.com