
    Write a function that converts a bus route's single-character identifier into its corresponding ASCII value for digital display processing in the transportation network's electronic signage system. The function should accept a character input representing a unique bus route and return its ASCII numerical equivalent.
    

    
def ascii_value(k):
    """
    Write a function that converts a bus route's single-character identifier into its corresponding ASCII value for digital display processing in the transportation network's electronic signage system. The function should accept a character input representing a unique bus route and return its ASCII numerical equivalent.
    

    """
def ascii_value(k):
    """
    Write a function that converts a bus route's single-character identifier into its corresponding ASCII value for digital display processing in the transportation network's electronic signage system. The function should accept a character input representing a unique bus route and return its ASCII numerical equivalent.
    

    """
    ch = k
    return ord(ch)