A CONNECTION describes the physical (spatial) possibility for a passenger to change from one public transport vehicle to another to continue their trip, as determined by two SCHEDULED STOP POINTs. Different times may be necessary to cover the link between these points, depending on the kind of passenger (e.g. if they have impaired mobility). These times are inherited from TRANSFER.
Connection – XML Element
Classification | Name | Type | Cardinality | Description |
::> | ::> | Transfer | ::> | CONNECTION inherits from TRANSFER. |
«PK» | id | ConnectionIdType | 1:1 | Identifier of a CONNECTION. |
«AK» | ExternalStopPointRef | ExternalObjectRef | 0:1 | An alternative code that uniquely identifies the CONNECTION specifically for use in AVMS systems. NOTE For VDV compatibility. |
«cntd» | From | ConnectionEnd | 1:1 | Properties of the end at which CONNECTION starts. |
«cntd» | To | ConnectionEnd | 1:1 | Properties of the end at which CONNECTION ends. |
Currently not in use in the Austrian NeTEx Profile
ConnectionEnd (Subcomponent of Connection)
A CONNECTION end describes each end of a CONNECTION, that is, to which SCHEDULED STOP POINT it links.
ConnectionEnd – XML Element
Table 1 — ConnectionEnd – XML Element
Classification | Name | Type | Cardinality | Description |
Mode | TransportModeEnum | 0:1 | Reference to mode of SCHEDULED STOP POINT to which connection connects. | |
«FK» | ScheduledStopPointRef | ScheduledStopPointRef | 0:1 | Reference to SCHEDULED STOP POINT to which it connects. |
Currently not in use in the Austrian NeTEx Profile
SiteConnection
The SITE CONNECTION is similar to the CONNECTION but describes the physical (spatial) possibility for a passenger to go from a site (STOP PLACE or POINT OF INTEREST in the EPIP) to another.
SiteConnection – XML Element
Classification | Name | Type | Cardinality | Description |
::> | ::> | Transfer | ::> | SITE CONNECTION inherits from TRANSFER. |
«PK» | id | ConnectionIdType | 1:1 | Identifier of SITE CONNECTION. |
«cntd» | From | SiteConnectionEnd | 1:1 | Start end of SITE CONNECTION. |
«cntd» | To | SiteConnectionEnd | 1:1 | Destination end of SITE CONNECTION. |
Currently not in use in the Austrian NeTEx Profile
1.1.1 SiteConnectionEnd (Subcomponent of SiteConnection)
A SiteConnectionEnd is one end of a SITE CONNECTION link. It can reference either a STOP PLACE or a POINT OF INTEREST. If a STOP PLACE, it may also indicate a MODE and a QUAY. If no QUAY is given, then the SITE CONNECTION specifies a default for any QUAY of the stated MODE.
Note that the definitions of most POINTs OF INTEREST will come from datasets other than EPIP ones (e.g. from INSPIRE, OSM, commercial POI databases, etc.); therefore a reference to a POINT OF INTEREST will typically be a reference to an external object (see 8.4-Codespaces and the structure of identifiers and 8.6-Dependencies between frames for ID structure and external references).
SiteConnectionEnd – XML Element
Classification | Name | Type | Cardinality | Description | ||
::> | ::> | ConnectionEnd | ::> | SITE CONNECTION END inherits from CONNECTION END. | ||
«FK» | StopPlaceRef | StopPlaceRef | 0:1 | Reference to destination STOP PLACE of SITE CONNECTION. | ||
a | «FK» | StopPlaceSpaceRef | StopPlaceSpaceRef | 1:1 | Reference to destination space of SITE CONNECTION. May be a QUAY or an ACCESS SPACE. | |
| «FK» | a | AccessSpaceRef | AccessSpaceRef | 0:1 | Reference to an ACCESS SPACE. |
| FK» | b | BoardingPositionRef | BoardingPositionRef | 0:1 | Reference to a BOARDING POSITION. |
| FK» | c | QuayRef | QuayRef | 0:1 | Reference to a QUAY. |
| FK» | StopPlaceEntranceRef | StopPlaceEntranceRef | 0:1 | Reference to a STOP PLACE ENTRANCE. | |
b | «FK» | PointOfInterestRef | PointOfInterestRef | 0:1 | Reference to a POINT OF INTEREST. | |
Currently not in use in the Austrian NeTEx Profile
XML EXAMPLE
The following example illustrates use of references to external POIs, the first coming from OSM in France and the second coming from INSPIRE in Slovakia. Note that the versionRef attribute is mandatory for external objects (the value can be "any" if the version is unknown or the real version number of the POI if it is known).
<PointOfInterestRef ref="FR_OSM_Poi:55711945" versionRef="any"/>
<PointOfInterestRef ref="SK_INSPIRE_Poi:SK.SOPSK.SKUEV0319" versionRef="any"/>
DefaultConnection
At the most general level, a DEFAULT CONNECTION sets a default time for a transfer between modes on any SITE, to be used if there is no more specific value for an individual site. It is of particular interest for journey planners when connection times are not provided. The from and to attribute can refer the same place, therefore meaning that the default connection information is valid for all connections internal to the referenced place.
DefaultConnection – XML Element
Classification | Name | Type | Cardinality | Description |
::> | ::> | Transfer | ::> | DEFAULT CONNECTION inherits from TRANSFER. |
«PK» | id | ConnectionIdType | 1:1 | Identifier of DEFAULT CONNECTION. |
«cntd» | From | DefaultConnectionEnd | 1:1 | Start end of DEFAULT CONNECTION. |
«cntd» | To | DefaultConnectionEnd | 1:1 | Destination end of DEFAULT CONNECTION. |
«FK» | TopographicPlaceView | TopographicPlaceRef | 0:* | TOPOGRAPHIC PLACE to which DEFAULT CONNECTION applies. |
«FK» | StopAreaRef | StopAreaRef | 0:* | STOP AREA to which DEFAULT TRANSFER applies. |
«FK» | SiteElementRef | SiteElementRef | 0:* | SITE ELEMENT to which DEFAULT CONNECTION applies. |
Currently not in use in the Austrian NeTEx Profile
DefaultConnectionEnd (Subcomponent of DefaultConnection)
A DefaultConnectionEnd is one end of a DEFAULT CONNECTION. It can specify a MODE and an OPERATOR
Classification | Name | Type | Cardinality | Description |
«enum» | TransportMode | VehicleModeEnum | 0:1 | Transport MODE of DEFAULT CONNECTION END. See STOP PLACE for allowed values. |