[1] Chen Qian, Wang Xin, Li Wenquan,. Evaluation method on bus arrival headway reliability [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2013, 29 (3): 316-321. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2013.03.016]

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

Volumn:

29

Issue:

2013 3

Page:

316-321

Research Field:

Traffic and Transportation Engineering

Publishing date:

2013-09-20

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Title:

Evaluation method on bus arrival headway reliability

Author(s):

Chen Qian¹;  Wang Xin²;  Li Wenquan¹

¹School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
²Transportation Research Institute, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA

Keywords:

transit operation;  reliability of transit;  bus arrival headway reliability

PACS:

TP491

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2013.03.016

Abstract:

To accurately capture the measurement of bus reliability and evaluate whether the transit system is properly operated, an evaluation framework is established to assess the reliability of the transit system from different stratifications, including stops, routes and network levels. The bus operation data of the Hefei city is analyzed as a case study. Comparison is conducted to show the improvement made by using the advanced method, and an example of adding exclusive bus lanes to the existing bus route is provided. The proposed advanced method can avoid the shortcomings of the traditional method. For example, the value of the reliability using the traditional coefficient of variation(CV)is not between 0 and 1, and the value of reliability can decrease with the increase in the transit headway, etc. The case study shows that the advanced method can represent the real operation condition of the transit system and can be used to evaluate the transit headway reliability more reasonably.

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Memo:

Biography: Chen Qian(1978—), female, doctor, associate professor, seu_-chq@163.com.
Foundation items: The National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2012CB725402), the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51208099, 50978057).
Citation: Chen Qian, Wang Xin, Li Wenquan.Evaluation method on bus arrival headway reliability[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2013, 29(3):316-321.[doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2013.03.016]

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