OPTIMUM BUS-STOP SPACING

The article considers the results of manipulating two models constructed to describe the effect of bus-stop spacing on the generalised cost of a bus passenger's journey and on the total community cost of providing an urban bus service. Optimisation functions are derived by differentiation. Data representing typical urban bus operating conditions for both the peak and off-peak periods are used in the optimisation functions. Sensitivity analysis identifies those variables which significantly affect the optimum conditions. The optimum values for bus stop spacing appear to be between 50 and 200 metres, which are considerably less than presently found on most urban bus routes. Variables found to be the most important in optimising generalised costs in the peak period are: the trip generation rate, the bus boarding time of passengers and the frequency of service. In the off-peak the most important variable is the maximum speed attained by buses. (A) /TRRL/

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/00410683
• Corporate Authors:

  Printerhall Limited

  29 Newmart Street
  London W1P 3PE,   England 
• Authors:
  • Lesley, LJS
• Publication Date: 1976-10-11

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 101
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boarding; Bus stops; Bus transportation; Buses; Costs; Financing; Frequency (Electromagnetism); Mathematical models; Optimization; Peak periods; Spacing; Speed; Travel; Travel time; Urban transportation; Vehicle occupants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Optimum
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 224: Cost; 244: Financing; 6997: Frequency; 698: Journey; 6473: Mathematical model; 1094: Passenger station; 612: Peak hour; 5408: Speed; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149065
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Analytic
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 22 1981 12:00AM