Optimizing bus-size and headway in transit networks

Transportation

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 449-464

  dell'Olio, Luigi ^a   Ibeas, Angel ^a   Ruisánchez, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bi level optimization model; Bus size; Headway; Vehicle capacity

Indexed keywords

BUSES; FLEET OPERATIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MASS TRANSPORTATION; OPERATING COSTS; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES; URBAN PLANNING; VEHICLES;

BI-LEVEL OPTIMIZATION MODELS; HEADWAY; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION MODELING; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES; PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES; VEHICLE CAPACITY;

BUS TRANSPORTATION;

BUS TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORT;

EID: 85027941672     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-011-9332-2     Document Type: Article

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