Optimal design and benefits of a short turning strategy for a bus corridor

Transportation

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 169-189

  Tirachini, Alejandro ^a   Cortés, Cristián E ^b   Jara Díaz, Sergio R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Frequency; Operators' costs; Public transport; Short turning; Users' costs

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; TRANSPORTATION;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; DEMAND INFORMATION; FREQUENCY; NORMAL OPERATIONS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SERVICE FREQUENCY; SPATIAL CONCENTRATION; TRANSIT CORRIDORS;

OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAVEL DEMAND;

EID: 78650518063     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-010-9287-8     Document Type: Article

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