Highlights Proposing a new adding-runs strategy for peak-hour bus services to alleviate crowding effects. Developing a bi-level programming model for the optimal adding-runs strategy. User heterogeneity is considered in model formulation. Examining the effectiveness of the proposed adding-runs strategy numerically.

    Abstract This paper proposes an adding-runs strategy to alleviate in-vehicle crowding for peak-hour bus services. Passengers’ departure time choices under user equilibrium and system optimum conditions are investigated with and without adding-runs strategy. A bi-level programming model is developed to determine the optimal adding-runs strategy. An artificial bee colony algorithm is adopted to solve the proposed bi-level problem. Numerical examples show that the adding-runs strategy is effective in alleviating crowding effects and reducing schedule delay in peak-hour bus services. The total system cost can be reduced by more than 8% with the optimal adding-runs strategy.


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    Title :

    Analysis of adding-runs strategy for peak-hour regular bus services


    Contributors:
    An, Qinhe (author) / Fu, Xiao (author) / Huang, Di (author) / Cheng, Qixiu (author) / Liu, Zhiyuan (author)


    Publication date :

    2020-09-21




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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