[1] Lei Da, Chen Xuewu, Cheng Long, Luo Ronggen, et al. Analysis of passenger boarding time differencebetween adults and seniors based on smart card data [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2019, 35 (1): 97-102. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2019.01.014]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

35

Issue:

2019 1

Page:

97-102

Research Field:

Traffic and Transportation Engineering

Publishing date:

2019-03-30

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Title:

Analysis of passenger boarding time differencebetween adults and seniors based on smart card data

Author(s):

Lei Da;  Chen Xuewu;  Cheng Long;  Luo Ronggen

School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China

Keywords:

elderly passengers;  smart card data;  boarding time differences;  analysis of variance;  regression analysis;  marginal effect

PACS:

U121

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2019.01.014

Abstract:

As an essential component of bus dwelling time, passenger boarding time has a significant impact on bus running reliability and service quality. In order to understand the passengers’ boarding process and mitigate passenger boarding time, a regression analysis framework is proposed to capture the difference and influential factors of boarding time for adult and elderly passengers based on smart card data from Changzhou. Boarding gap, the time difference between two consecutive smart card tapping records, is calculated to approximate passenger boarding time. Analysis of variance is applied to identify whether the difference in boarding time between adults and seniors is statistically significant. The multivariate regression modeling approach is implemented to analyze the influences of passenger types, marginal effects of each additional boarding passenger and bus floor types on the total boarding time at each stop. Results show that a constant difference exists in boarding time between adults and seniors even without considering the specific bus characteristics. The average passenger boarding time decreases when the number of passenger increases. The existence of two entrance steps delays the boarding process, especially for elderly passengers.

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Biographies: Lei Da(1993—), male, Ph.D. candidate; Chen Xuewu(corresponding author), female, doctor, professor, chenxuewu@seu.edu.cn.
Foundation item: The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51338003, 71801041).
Citation: Lei Da, Chen Xuewu, Cheng Long, et al. Analysis of passenger boarding time difference between adults and seniors based on smart card data[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2019, 35(1):97-102.DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2019.01.014.

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