ANNEX : NAPTAN WORKED EXAMPLES

Text in blue indicates a revision from the text which has appeared in earlier editions of the NaPTAN v2 Schema Guide - either as a correction or a clarification.

The following examples are intended to illustrate the naming and grouping of stops. Examples 1-6 are taken from the NaPTAN Specification v1.0, but have been updated.

The examples used have been chosen to reflect the common occurrences and naming 'styles' of PTANs:

1. A bus stop on each side of a road, with only one landmark.
2. A bus stop on each side of a road, each with a different landmark.
3. A bus stop on one side of the road, with a recognisable landmark.
4. A bus stop one side of a road, with no landmark.
5. A bus 'Interchange' or on-street group of bus stops.
6. A bus 'Hail & Ride' section or route.
7. A bus 'Flexible' stop zone.
8. A metro station and light rail interchange.
9. A railway station with surrounding stops.
10. A major airport with rail, coach, metro, taxi and bus interchanges.

Each example includes a detailed map and a location map, from which one can judge how important the area served is, and how one has to describe each stop.

Most of the examples include stop areas to group stop points as an interchange comprising several stop points.

Although correct in their application of NaPTAN principles, these examples are for illustrative purposes only and not be regarded as the definitive NaPTAN stop details for the stops shown.

Note that AtcoCode and the NPTG code for an AdministrativeArea, are different. In the examples generally both are shown together with the text name of the area in the form "AtcoCode (NptgAdminAreaCode) ą Name", for example '199 (44)ąPortsmouth'.