Reliability in public transit networks considering backup itineraries

Michael Redmond, Ann Melissa Campbell and Jan Fabian Ehmke

European Journal of Operational Research, 2022, vol. 300, issue 3, 852-864

Abstract: Itinerary planning serves an important purpose for travelers navigating through a public transit network. The uncertainty of travel times within the network must be considered since this uncertainty can lead to delays or missed transfers. If an initial transit service or a transfer between services is missed, then the traveler must have a contingency plan for reaching their destination. However, finding reliable itineraries with contingency plans is computationally challenging. This paper outlines an a priori policy that maximizes the reliability, i.e. the probability of reaching the destination within a travel time budget, while considering the most reliable primary itinerary and backup itineraries in case a transfer is missed.

Keywords: Transportation; Stochastic network search; Travel reliability; Contingency planning; Public transit; Backup itineraries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.08.029

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