DETERMINATION OF HEADWAYS AS A FUNCTION OF TIME VARYING CHARACTERISTICS ON A TRANSIT NETWORK. FROM THE BOOK COMPUTER SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT 2

The problem of setting frequencies on a transit network under deterministic conditions with time varying demand for service and operating costs is formulated as a mathematical programming problem. The objective function to be minimized expresses the social cost in terms of waiting times, inconvenience due to crowding on the vehicles, and operating costs. To reflect realistic operating conditions, fleet size, vehicle capacity, and subsidy constraints are included. A simplification of the initial complicated formulation is proposed dividing the period of interest into subperiods during which headways are constant. The problem can then be solved efficiently using linear programming.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of a workshop held in Montreal in 1983 under the auspices of the Centre de recherche sur les transports of the Universite de Montreal.
• Corporate Authors:

  Elsevier

  Radarweg 29
  Amsterdam,   Netherlands  1043 NX
• Authors:
  • Koutsopoulos, Harilaos N
  • Wilson, NHM
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 391-413
• Monograph Title: COMPUTER SCHEDULING OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Headways; Linear programming; Mathematical models; Scheduling; Waiting time
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00484128
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM