Line length versus operational reliability: Network design dilemma in Urban public transportation

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2112, 2009, Pages 104-110

  Van Oort, Niels ^a   Van Nes, Rob ^b  

^a HTM Urban Transport Company   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSPORTATION; RELIABILITY; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; DESIGN STAGE; LONG LINE; NETWORK DESIGN; OPERATIONAL RELIABILITY; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; RELIABILITY NETWORKS; SPLITTINGS; URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONS; WAITING TIME;

TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 76149136938     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2112-13     Document Type: Article

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