Public transport provision requires substantial organisational efforts, careful planning,
financial contributions from the public, and coordination between millions of passengers and …

Urban transit system is an important part of city transportation, which is an interdisciplinary
industry, including traffic engineering, operation research, and computer science. To provide …

Crowding discomfort is an external cost of public transport trips imposed on fellow
passengers that has to be measured in order to derive optimal supply-side decisions. This …

The relationship between train occupancy, comfort and perceived security is analysed, using
data from a survey and stated choice (SC) study of users of Santiago's Metro (subway) …

Headway fluctuation and bus bunching are commonly observed in transit operations, while
holding control is a proven strategy to reduce bus bunching and improve service reliability. A …

Public transport is considered as one of the most suitable candidates to benefit from
autonomous driving technologies. In this research, we develop a mathematical modeling …

One of the most common motivations for public transport investments is to reduce
congestion and increase capacity. Public transport congestion leads to crowding discomfort …

Crowding on public transport (PT) is a major issue for commuters around the world.
Nevertheless, economists have rarely investigated the causes of crowding discomfort …

Passengers' choice of mode in public transport depends on several other factors than travel
time. In order to increase public transport usage, transport service should be designed in a …

This paper formulates a two-objective model to optimize the timetables of urban rail transit
systems based on energy-saving strategies and service quality levels. With time-dependent …