Introduction to Linjakas
How to create Your search
Activating the search
Search results
Advanced search
Saving Your own connections and locations
Map functions
WWW -technical info
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Information sources

Please read also answers to questions (FAQ).

Introduction to Linjakas

Linjakas allows You to search for best public transport connections between Your selected locations. Linjakas also uses a network of walking connections, so it will plan Your journey on a door-to-door -principle. Included in the journey are the walking connections from origin to the first stop, at transfer points and from the last stop to Your destination.

With the service, planning Your journey is much easier than working with printed timetables and route maps. You only need to tell Linjakas the origin and destination as well as time and date of Your journey. Linjakas uses estimated passing times at all stops and observes automatically possible transfers between lines or modes of transport. All search results are specifically TIME RELATED. Linjakas will suggest the most favorable connections available at the given time.

Notice that the search results provided by the service are suggestions, which should be helpful with the planning of Your journey. The suggested connections are based on estimated travel times, which may not hold true due to weather, traffic conditions or other disturbances in the transport system. Koskilinjat does not accept any liability for possibly unsuccessful transport connections suggested by Linjakas.

You can save Your own connections and locations for later use.

The use of Linjakas internet service is provided free of charge by Koskilinjat Ltd.

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1. Origin (from) and destination (to)

The service will suggest calculated connections between the selected origin and destination at the specified time and date. You should select first Your origin and then Your destination using any of the following methods:

1. Type a street address, name of stop or place of interest in the text field. E.g. Kaapelitie or Rautatieasema. Type at least first 3 characters of the keyword You are searching for and click SEARCH. If there are multiple results matching Your search, select the correct location from the pull-down list. If You type or select a street name without address number, the service will request the number separately. Do not add any letter, door number or city name after the address number. Accepted input will appear on the search form in bold green type.

2. Clicking the 'Map search' link will open a map window, where You can point the location of Your origin or destination on the map. You can zoom the map in or out and scroll the map view. The address closest to the location You pointed while left-clicking will be selected. A new left-click while pointing on the map will always change the selection.

3. The link 'A-Z Index' will lead to a alphabetical index, where You can search the listed street names, stops and points of interest.

4. If You have saved own locations with the service, You can select them directly from the list shown on the front page. If You want to use a saved location as origin, just select it. If You want to use it as destination, You must first search the origin and confirm the selection by clicking SEARCH. When the origin appears in bold green type, You can then select a saved location as Your destination.

2. Time and date

Linjakas will use the current time as default for departure. You can also type in the time and date You want to search for and select, whether You want to start the journey or arrive at the given time. The input format for time is 00:00-23:59 and for date xx(day).xx(month).xxxx(year). The link 'New search' will always update the current time from our server, the clock settings of Your own PC are not used. If You are searching for journeys past midnight, make sure that You set the date accordingly.

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After the origin, destination, time and date have been set correctly, You can activate the search by clicking the SEARCH button. Linjakas will find the connections and show a route summary, where You can select the route suggestions You want to be shown in more detail.

Search results

The service will first show a summary of suggested routes. You can then go to a more detailed view of the connections or adjust the search parameters for a new search, if You are not satisfied with the suggested route alternatives.

Route summary

In the route summary view You can see the key information about suggested routes including the journey times, transport modes used and total walking distance. You can inspect the suggested routes on the map by clicking the link 'Show route'. You can see more detailed information about routes marked by a tick in the check-box on the left by clicking the button 'SHOW SELECTED ROUTES'. Uncheck the routes You do not want see in more detail. The links 'Earlier' and 'Later' will slightly adjust the time of the search, and the link 'Now' will update the search by getting the current time from our server.

Route description

The detailed route description will show all detailed information required for making the journey. Hyperlinks to timetables related to the lines and stops used on the suggested route are included in the route description. You can also see the route on a map view and get a listing of all stops passed on the route by clicking the links located below the route description table.

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Clicking the link 'Advanced search' will open additional selections and a calendar below the basic search form.

With the advanced search options You can adjust the following search parameters to Your own preference:

• Transfer safety margin
• Walking speed
• Route type
• Number of suggestions shown

Transfer safety margin

Transfer safety margin means the required time margin between the arrival and next departure at a stop while transferring from one vehicle to another. The default margin is 3 minutes. If the estimated arrival time is 8.30, it is possible to transfer to a vehicle departing from the same stop at 8.33 or later. Reducing the default margin can allow for faster possible connections, but the reliability of the suggested transfers will also be reduced and the connection may not be successful in practice. Increasing the margin will produce slower but more reliable connections. Some transfer points have a fixed margin which will override the user setting.

Walking speed

Walking speed can be selected from three pre-set levels : slow - 30 metres per minute, default - 70 metres per minute and fast - 100 metres per minute. The default speed 70 m/min is commonly used for walking in urban traffic conditions.

Route type

Route type can be selected from four different profiles: default, fastest, least transfers and least walking. The default profile is based on real passenger behaviour regarding walking and transfers . The fastest profile will use any means available to arrive as early as possible or start as late as possible in regard to the set departure or arrival time. matkallaoloaikaa. Least transfers -route profile will minimize the number of transfers and least walking will minimize the total walking distance included in the route.

Number of suggestions shown

As a default setting, Linjakas will show 3 suggested routes. This can be adjusted to 1 or 5.

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You can save Your own connections and locations for late use. The saved connections and locations can be seen and used as quick selection links on the Linjakas front page.

Saving is done by clicking the 'Save location' link next to a accepted (green) location or the 'Save connection' link above the route summary table. The memory limit for saved locations and connections is 10 of each. When the memory is full, You have to delete at least one line from the list shown on the front page before You can save any new lines.

To be able to use the save feature You must have Your Internet browser set to accept cookies .

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Linjakas includes an integrated map server, which allows the following functions:

• Showing the route visualisation
• Showing the location of a place or address on a background map
• Selecting origin and destination from a searchable map

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Browser requirements

Linjakas is not designed for any specific Internet browser. It should work with most browser products and versions currently in common use. If the service does not function properly with the browser You are using, please send us feedback using the form(remember to specify the browser software and version You are using). We are grateful for all feedback that helps us to improve our service.

Cookies

Cookies are small files saved on Your computer by Internet services and re-sent to the same services when needed to restore Your own settings. Saving Your own connections and locations with Linjakas requires Your browser settings to enable saving cookies on Your computer. You can use all other Linjakas functions without accepting cookies.

Instructions to accept cookies with different browsers:

Internet Explorer 5.0 (fin):	Työkalut / Internet-asetukset / Suojaus / Internet, valitse kohta 'Mukautettu taso' -> Suojausasetukset / Evästeet, rasti kohtaan 'Ota käyttöön'
Internet Explorer 5.0 (eng):	Tools / Internet Options / Security / Internet, valitse kohta 'Custom Level' -> Security Settings / Cookies, rasti kohtaan 'Enable'
Netscape 4.x:	Edit / Preferences / Advanced, rasti kohtaan 'Accept all cookies'
Netscape 6:	Edit / Preferences / Advanced / Cookies, rasti kohtaan 'Enable all cookies'
Opera 5.x:	File / Preferences / Privacy / Cookies, valitse 'Automatically accept all cookies'

Javascript

The use of Javascript in Linjakas service is very limited. It is only used for minor usability-enhancing functions. You can very well use Linjakas even if You do not wish to allow Javascript.

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Show/select on the map
Return connection
Save own location/connection
Walking
Bus
Boarding/alighting
Origin/destination

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Linjakas is provided by Koskilinjat. All transport information is maintained in the Oulu region transport database and the data used in Linjakas is updated frequently. Please report to us any errors or missing data noticed using the feedback form.

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