Integrated public transport timetable synchronization with vehicle scheduling
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2017
Subject Area
operations - scheduling, planning - integration
Keywords
Public transport, timetable synchronization, vehicle scheduling, bi-objective integer programming, deficit function
Abstract
In public transport (PT) operations planning, timetable synchronization is a useful strategy to reduce inter-route or inter-modal passenger transfer waiting time and provide a well-connected service. This work addresses the integrated PT timetable synchronization with vehicle scheduling problem for a given PT network. A new bi-objective integer programming model is developed for the problem. The objectives are to maximize the number of simultaneous vehicle arrivals at the transfer nodes of a PT network, and to minimize the required fleet size. A novel two-stage deficit function (DF)-based method is developed to solve the mathematical model using a human–machine interactive approach. At the first stage, some existing optimizers are employed to quickly generate an initial solution. At the second stage, a DF-based graphical optimization technique is utilized to generate alternative Pareto-efficient solutions by reducing the fleet size. Numerical results demonstrate that the proposed model has the potential to be applied for large-scale real-world networks.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Taylor&Francis, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Liu, T., Ceder, A., & Chowdhury, S. (2017). Integrated public transport timetable synchronization with vehicle scheduling. Transportmetrica A: Transport Science, Vol. 13, pp. 932-954.
