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Transportation Letters
The International Journal of Transportation Research
Volume 11, 2019 - Issue 1
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Research Paper

A multistate-based travel time schedule model for fixed transit route

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ABSTRACT

In urban public transportation system, operators tend to set a series of time points and scheduled travel time (STT) to monitor bus operation. Meanwhile, bus drivers are generally supposed to adjust speed to keep on schedule, among which STT is of rather importance. This paper aims to develop a multistate-based model to design travel time schedule for fixed transit route. First, multistate model is used to identify service states and model travel time distribution. Then, an optimization model was proposed, followed by a Monte Carlo simulation-based genetic algorithm procedure to obtain the optimal slack time. A numerical example from a fixed transit route in the city of Shenzhen, China was used to demonstrate the model applicability. The results indicate that the multistate model fits real-world travel time better than lognormal distribution model. For the optimal solutions, sensitivity analysis with respect to random samples and deployed buses was also conducted. Findings of this study may be used for transit travel time modeling and timetable design.

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the Shenzhen Transportation Administration Bureau for providing the passenger data used in this research. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors.

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