Estimation of travel time and the benefits of upgrading the fare payment technology in urban bus services

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 239-256

  Tirachini, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bus; Commercial speed; Fare payment system; Operating speed; Time saving; Travel time estimation

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORTATION; BUSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPEED; WAGES;

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; CONTACTLESS CARDS; FARE COLLECTIONS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODEL; OPERATING SPEED; PAYMENT SYSTEMS; TIME SAVING; TRAVEL TIME ESTIMATION;

TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 84455196485     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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