A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BUS TRANSIT VEHICLE SCHEDULING MODELS
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2003
Subject Area
operations - scheduling, infrastructure - station, infrastructure - vehicle, mode - bus
Keywords
Speed, Sensitivity analysis, Scheduling, Optimization, Optimisation, Motor coaches, Deadheading, Comparative analysis, Buses, Bus transit operations, Bus terminals, Bus stations, Baltimore (Maryland)
Abstract
Real-world transit scheduling is complicated, with the computational burden to solve these problems increasing exponentially as the problem size increases. This paper compares a multiple depot scheduling model and two single depot scheduling models derived from the multiple depot model. The analysis is performed by solving the blocking problem for the operation of the Mass Transit Administration (MTA) in Baltimore, Maryland. Results obtained from the three models are compared with each other and the original MTA schedule. These comparisons show that a single depot vehicle scheduling model performs better under certain conditions. A sensitivity analysis with respect to two parameters, deadhead speed and maximum allowed block time, reveals that deadhead speed is an important parameter, with an increase in deadhead speed resulting in a decrease in total cost.
Recommended Citation
Haghani, A, Banihashemi, M, Chiang, K-H, (2003). A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BUS TRANSIT VEHICLE SCHEDULING MODELS. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Volume 37, Issue 4, p. 301-322.
Comments
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