avgangstall

Avgangstall is a statistic used in transportation planning to describe the number of departures from a given origin within a defined time period. The term is commonly applied in public transit and aviation to quantify how busy a service is in a certain interval, such as an hour or a day. It can refer to planned departures from timetables as well as actual departures that were carried out, and it can be broken down by route, stop, terminal, or network-wide.

Calculation and definitions can vary. Planned avgangstall equals the count of departures listed in a timetable for the chosen period. Actual avgangstall equals the number of departures that actually occurred, with cancellations or delays sometimes recorded separately. Some analyses use only departures that depart on time. Distinctions between planned and actual figures are important for evaluating reliability and performance.

Applications and limitations. Avgangstall is used for capacity planning, service frequency assessment, timetable optimization, and demand analysis. It is a useful indicator of service level but does not measure passenger demand, occupancy, or crowding, and it does not by itself reflect delays or cancellations beyond their impact on the observed count. Interpreting avgangstall often requires normalization by population, demand, or network size to enable meaningful comparisons across routes or periods.

Related concepts include service frequency, headway, and punctuality. Data sources typically include timetable databases, official schedules, and real-time operational feeds. The term avgangstall is commonly used in Norwegian transport planning and statistics.