Optimal extension of rail transit lines

A bilevel model for optimizing the extension of a rail transit line over a planning horizon is presented. In the upper level planning problem, planners make decisions regarding construction and investment in each period with the objective of net present worth maximization. In the lower level operational program, transit operators maximize the social welfare by setting the fare, headway, and vehicle size subject to the train capacity constraint. After the exploration of the model's structure, a tighter reformulated program is proposed and solved as a dynamic program. Numerical studies demonstrate that even without a budget limit phased development can be preferable to a one-time extension.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2018.1436730
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Sun, Yanshuo
  • Schonfeld, Paul
  • Guo, Qianwen
• Publication Date: 2018-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 753-769
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1556-8318
  • EISSN: 1556-8334
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ujst20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Dynamic programming; Line extensions (Rail transit); Optimization; Rail transit
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01679767
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 30 2018 5:28PM