A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOR THE OPTIMUM UTILISATION OF BUS ROUTE NETWORKS, AS APPLIED TO LINKOEPING

EN MATEMATISK MODELL FOER OPTIMAL TRAFIKERING AV BUSSLINJENAET TILLAEMPAD PAA LINKOEPING

This report, which refers to the project OPTKOLT (computerised optimisation methods for the allocation of public service buses in urban areas), describes a network model, formulated as a mathematical programming problem, the object of which is to find frequencies for the bus lines and the number of travellers between areas, broken down by mode (by bus and on foot) and by road, in such a way that the total generalised journey time is minimised without the capacity of the buses being exceeded. Input data are a given bus network and a certain number and types of buses, as well as the number of trips to and from each area. The model is intended for use in planning situations in the medium term, and is useful for testing alternative networks. It has the advantages that it takes into account capacity restrictions, and that it does not employ a given trip matrix but allows the matrix to adapt to the supply of transport. The model has been applied to the bus network in Linkoeping with good results. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Linkoeping University, Sweden

  Department of Mathematics
  S-58183 Linkoeping,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Scheele, S
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 122 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus lines; Buses; Itinerary; Mathematical models; Networks; Optimization; Public transit; Transportation planning; Travel time; Trip length; Urban areas; Vehicle capacity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Optimum; Transportation networks
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00146437
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Traffic Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: Rpt. LITH-MAT-R-76-6Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1981 12:00AM