EFFECTS OF A SERVICE INTERRUPTION ON BUS RIDERSHIP LEVELS IN A MIDDLE-SIZED COMMUNITY

A stochastic model of bus passenger ridership is applied to the problem of determining the effect of a service interruption on ridership levels in a middle-sized community. The work indicates that, despite the captive clientele of transit and the relatively short duration of the service discontinuance (63 days), large reductions (13.5 - 17.9 percent) in ridership resulted. These results suggest that government agencies should take an active role in preserving stable and reliable transit service if large future subsidies are to be avoided. The work indicates that the building of stochastic models of transit demand would aid in planning future transit services.

• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

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  Oxford OX30BW,    
• Authors:
  • Harmatuck, D J
• Publication Date: 1975-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 43-54
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research /UK/
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Captive riders; Demand; Public transit; Regulation; Ridership; Stochastic processes
• Old TRIS Terms: Government intervention
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00083827
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 8 1981 12:00AM