Abstract
This study deals with boarding/alighting congestion of congested commuter train stations at central business district (CBD), in which the additional fares are determined to shift an appropriate number of passengers to board/alight at the neighboring uncongested stations on the railway line. A bi-objective model is investigated to minimize both fare increases of the congested stations, while alleviating their boarding/alighting congestion to a certain level simultaneously. The existence of the unique Pareto-optimal solution is proven mathematically in the absence of explicit demand functions. A trial-and-error fare design scheme is proposed to identify the Pareto-optimal solution. An illustrative study demonstrates the effectiveness of the trial-and-error scheme.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 318-335 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Transportation Research Part B: Methodological |
Volume | 118 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2018 |
Keywords
- Boarding/alighting passenger
- Train fare
- Train station
- Trial-and-error
- Unknown demand
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Civil and Structural Engineering
- Transportation