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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2018.38.1.0167

Optimal Headways of Urban Bus Services, Reflecting Actual Cycle Time and Demand  

Kim, Sujeong (Dong-eui University)
Shin, Yong Eun (Dong-eui University)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.38, no.1, 2018 , pp. 167-174 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study attempts to construct a model of optimal headway, focusing on a practical applicability to bus transit operation. Examining the existing bus operation and scheduling plans imposed by Busan City, we found that the plans failed to reasonably take into account such realities as varying traffic and operational conditions. The model is thus developed to derive the hourly optimal headway by routes satisfying the real-world conditions: varying hourly demand and cycle time, applying the model to routes 10 and 27 as examples. To do so, we collect big-dataset generated by smart card system and BIMS (Bus Inforamtion Management System). It is expected that the results of this study wil be a basis for further refined research in this field as well as for preparing practical timetables for bus operation.
Keywords
Optimal headway; Bus transit; Operating time; Passenger loading; Smart card; BIMS;
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