Analysis of adding-runs strategy for peak-hour regular bus services

Qinhe An, Xiao Fu, Di Huang, Qixiu Cheng and Zhiyuan Liu

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2020, vol. 143, issue C

Abstract: This paper proposes an adding-runs strategy to alleviate in-vehicle crowding for peak-hour bus services. Passengers’ departure time choices under user equilibrium and system optimum conditions are investigated with and without adding-runs strategy. A bi-level programming model is developed to determine the optimal adding-runs strategy. An artificial bee colony algorithm is adopted to solve the proposed bi-level problem. Numerical examples show that the adding-runs strategy is effective in alleviating crowding effects and reducing schedule delay in peak-hour bus services. The total system cost can be reduced by more than 8% with the optimal adding-runs strategy.

Keywords: Peak-hour crowding; Adding bus runs; User equilibrium; System optimum; Bi-level programming problem (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2020.102100

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