Real-time Optimal Bus Scheduling for a City Using A DTR Model

Abstract

Timetabling and vehicle scheduling is the basis of security and efficiency for various bus enterprises. It is necessary to take into account the passenger travel demand to meet both the social and economic benefits for these bus enterprises. A Demand- and Travel time Responsive (DTR) model has been applied to actualize a timetable for each bus stop on the basis of optimal bus frequency. This paper presents a model to optimize the bus scheduling by taking into consideration of both bus stop and route segments of the city in an integrated manner. In this study different real time data event parameters, such as bus stop departures and arrivals for buses operating on a line-based time-table and bus traffic costs have been applied to optimize the bus scheduling process. A bus headway time-table is also being developed.