Efficient demand responsive transit

Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) is seen as a means to providing mobility for passengers living in low density population areas and impaired passengers with a reasonable cost. Conventional public transport is too expensive to provide a desired level of ...

Air pollution has been the bane of society for which we still have not got a satisfying solution. The air pollution due to automobiles constitutes around 60--90% of the total air pollution in the urban area. To curtail this, the mass transportation, bus ...

• We formulate a nonlinear programming model to devise demand-adapted timetables in a double-track urban rail transit line.
• The dynamic behavior of passenger demand is incorporated into the model via cumulative demand curves.
• The ...

Train timetable is of critical importance for an urban rail transit line, chiefly because it is the primary factor determining passenger perception of service quality. As it not only delivers efficient transit service to users but also ...