Evaluation of an existing bus network using a transit network optimisation model: a case study of the Hiroshima City Bus network

Evaluation of an existing bus network using a transit network optimisation model: a case study of the Hiroshima City Bus network

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Article ID: iaor20106410
Volume: 37
Issue: 5
Start Page Number: 801
End Page Number: 823
Publication Date: Sep 2010
Journal: Transportation
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: measurement
Abstract:

This study evaluates an existing bus network from the perspectives of passengers, operators, and overall system efficiency using the output of a previously developed transportation network optimisation model. This model is formulated as a bi-level optimisation problem with a transit assignment model as the lower problem. The upper problem is also formulated as bi-level optimisation problem to minimise costs for both passengers and operators, making it possible to evaluate the effects of reducing operator cost against passenger cost. A case study based on demand data for Hiroshima City confirms that the current bus network is close to the Pareto front, if the total costs to both passengers and operators are adopted as objective functions. However, the sensitivity analysis with regard to the Origin-Destination (OD) pattern fluctuation indicates that passenger and operator costs in the current network are not always close to the Pareto front. Finally, the results suggests that, regardless of OD pattern fluctuation, reducing operator costs will increase passenger cost and increase inequity in service levels among passengers.

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