TRAVEL TIME AND VOLUME RELATIONSHIPS IN SCHEDULED, FIXED-ROUTE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Managerial decisions and inter-patron congestion delays result in user costs for travel on fixed-route public transportation which vary with patronage volume. This paper analyses the types of variations which can be observed in riding and waiting times for a given public transportation fare, frequency and service structure, and develops the resulting performance functions. Typical managerial decisions with respect to fare and frequency of service are then considered, and the variation in user cost resulting from such supply changes is discussed. Various managerial strategies are explored such as maintaining service standards or constant load factors and maximizing service, profit, or net social benefits. An example of a peak-hour, radial transit route is used extensively to illustrate the impact of such decisions. (Author/TRRL)

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  Oxford OX30BW,    
• Authors:
  • Hendrickson, C T
• Publication Date: 1981-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 173-182
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
  • Volume: 15A
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0965-8564
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Fixed routes; Frequency (Electromagnetism); Networks; Planning; Public transit; Time; Traffic congestion; Traffic volume; Transportation operations; Travel; Travel time; Variables; Waiting time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation networks
• Old TRIS Terms: Transportation administration
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 6997: Frequency; 698: Journey; 1054: Network (traffic); 143: Planning; 744: Public transport; 5414: Time; 9086: Variability; 9100: Waiting time
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00341102
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM