THE EFFECTS OF NETWORK STRUCTURE ON RELIABILITY OF TRANSIT SERVICE

A set of simulation experiments are described which have been constructed to investigate the effects on service reliability of several characteristics of network structure in urban bus systems. Principal focus is on the factors which lead to vehicle bunching, and on the effects of network form and route density on transfers. The results of these experiments highlight the importance of controlling link travel time variability, and of scheduling to ensure expeditious transferring especially in radial networks.(a) (TRRL)

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• Authors:
  • Turnquist, M A
  • BOWMAN, L A
• Publication Date: 1980-3-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 87-99
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
  • Volume: 14B
  • Issue Number: 1/2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0191-2615
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01912615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bunching; Bus lines; Buses; Mathematical models; Networks; Operations research; Public transit; Reliability; Scheduling; Simulation; Timetables; Traffic density; Transportation operations; Travel time; Urban transportation; Variables
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation networks
• Old TRIS Terms: Bunching (Vehicles)
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 6473: Mathematical model; 1054: Network (traffic); 9055: Operational research; 1144: Operations (transp network); 744: Public transport; 9103: Simulation; 1186: Timetable
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00323171
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1982 12:00AM