Generation and calibration of transit hyperpaths

This paper introduces a new discrete choice model aimed at describing behaviour of public transport passengers at stops. The authors assume that passengers choose a set of buses from which they take the first arriving. This leads to a nested model formulation in which the upper level (choice set formation) is based on utility maximisation. The lower level choice of a specific bus from the choice set is given by the frequency distribution of the bus arrivals. They further consider hyperpath characteristics in the choice set formulation which means that the utility of the choice set in general increases with the addition of further options due to a reduction in the reduced waiting time. They discuss model properties and apply the model to some selected OD pairs of the bus network of a local city in Japan where they could observe passenger behaviour due to the availability of smart card data. The authors find that choice sets vary fairly significantly between some passenger groups and discuss implications for transit assignment models.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2013.06.014
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0968090X13001368
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Schmöcker, Jan-Dirk
  • Shimamoto, Hiroshi
  • Kurauchi, Fumitaka
• Publication Date: 2013-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 406-418
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0968-090X
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0968090X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Case studies; Choice models; Smart cards; Transit riders; Travel behavior; Travel patterns
• Uncontrolled Terms: Hyperpaths
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01501502
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 20 2013 2:24PM