Continuum approximation modeling of transit network design considering local route service and short-turn strategy

Jingxu Chen, Zhiyuan Liu, Shuaian Wang, Xuewu Chen

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Abstract

This paper proposes a continuum approximation (CA) modeling framework to optimize the hybrid transit network designed with grids in the central district and hub-and-spoke structure in the periphery. Two CA models are formulated incorporating the local route service and the short-turn strategy respectively. The transit network configuration is optimized through minimizing the objective functions, which consider costs pertinent to passengers and operating agency. The decision variables include service boundary, spacings and headways of the regular service and the complementary services. Numerical experiments show that the performances of CA models with different complementary services are quite distinct under various demand scenarios.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)165-188
Number of pages24
JournalTransportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
Volume119
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2018

Keywords

  • Continuum approximation
  • Local route service
  • Short-turn strategy
  • Transit network design

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Business and International Management
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Transportation

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