Ridesharing Methods for High-Speed Railway Hubs Considering Path Similarity

Wendie Qin (), Liangjie Xu, Di Zhu, Wanheng Liu and Yan Li
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Wendie Qin: Department of Traffic and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China
Liangjie Xu: Department of Traffic and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China
Di Zhu: Department of Computer Graphics Technology, Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Wanheng Liu: Department of Safety Science and Emergency Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
Yan Li: Department of Traffic and Logistics Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430063, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: We propose a hub ridesharing method that considers path similarity to swiftly evacuate high volumes of passengers arriving at a high-speed railway hub. The technique aims to minimize total mileage and the number of service vehicles, considering the characteristics of hub passengers, such as the constraints of large luggage, departure times, and arrival times. Meanwhile, to meet passengers’ expectations, a path morphology similarity indicator combining directional and locational features is developed and used as a crucial criterion for passenger matching. A two-stage algorithm is designed as a solution. Passenger requests are clustered based on path vector similarity in the first stage using a heuristic approach. In the second stage, we employ an adaptive large-scale neighborhood search to form passenger matches and shared routes. The experiments demonstrate that this method can reduce operational costs, enhance computational efficiency, and shorten passenger wait times. Taking path similarity into account significantly decreases passenger detour distances. It improves the Jaccard coefficient (JAC) of post-ridesharing paths, fulfilling the passenger’s psychological expectation that the shared route will closely resemble the original one.

Keywords: public transportation; high-speed railway hubs; hub ridesharing; path similarity; two-stage algorithm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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