Headway Sheet

The Headway Sheet provides a list of the trip times for specific lines by direction and services. It also provides block and run detail, garage pull-in/out, to and from line (interlining detail).

The following graphic shows the Headway Sheet parameters:
BlockBuster Headway Sheet parameters
Parameter Description
Agency Agency code
Signup Name Name of sign-up period.
Service Service abbreviation
Line Name Line number. This field is enabled after you select the Signup Name.
Exception Combo Selected exception combination. This is set to <Off> by default.
Note: The Exceptions column is not shown on the report if there are no exception trips.
Effective Date Information related to the period when the report is in effect.
Note: This is a text field. You can enter any piece of data you want to include in the report, for example, date or name of user.
Revised Date Information related to the period when the report is revised.
Note: This is a text field. You can enter any piece of data you want to include in the report, for example, date or name of user.
Show Comments If selected, the comments associated with the trips in the headway are shown at the bottom of the report.
Empty Trip Times Character Fill Allows you to set the character that is shown in the report if there are no trip times instead of an empty field, for example, a dash (-) .
Show Run, Pattern, Block column on Right If selected, the Run, Pattern, and Block columns that appear on the leftmost part of the grid also appear on the rightmost part of the grid.
Show Exceptions Allows you to choose whether you want to show Exceptions associated with the trips and where they are to be shown in the report. The options are:
  • Do Not Show
  • Left Margin Only
  • Both Margins
Show Notes on Right If selected, the Notes column is shown on the right side of the grid.
Show Vehicle Type
Controls where the vehicle type information is shown in the Headway Sheet. If selected, users can choose from the following options:
  • None - If selected, no vehicle type information is included in the report. This is the default.
  • Left Margin Only - If selected, the vehicle type information is shown on the left section of the report. The Vehicle Type column is shown between the Exc (Exceptions) column (if shown) or the Run column and the Garage From column.
  • Both Margins - If selected, the vehicle type information is shown on the left and right sections of the report. In the left section, the Vehicle Type column is shown between the Exc (Exceptions) column (if shown) or the Run column (if Exc column is not shown) and the Garage From column. In the right section, the column is shown after the In Line column.
Export As Allows you to select the format type of the report:
  • CSV (Comma-separated values file that is read with spreadsheet program)
  • Excel (Microsoft spreadsheet)
  • PDF (Read with Adobe Reader)
  • RTF (Rich Text Format)
  • WORD (Microsoft Word)
The following graphic shows an example of a headway sheet:
Page 1 of Headway sheet with sample data