A bus network design problem in a suburban area of Hong Kong is studied.The objective is to minimize the weighted sum of the number of transfers and the total travel time of passengers by restructuring bus routes and ...A bus network design problem in a suburban area of Hong Kong is studied.The objective is to minimize the weighted sum of the number of transfers and the total travel time of passengers by restructuring bus routes and determining new frequencies.A mixed integer optimization model is developed and was solved by a Hybrid Enhanced Artificial Bee Colony algorithm(HEABC).A case study was conducted to investigate the effects of different design parameters,including the total number of bus routes available,the maximum route duration within the study area and the maximum allowable number of bus routes that originated from each terminal.The model and results are useful for improving bus service policies.展开更多
基金supported by a grant from the Central Policy Unit of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,China(HKU7026-PPR-12)a grant(201011159026)from the University Research Committee,a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(71271183)a Research Postgraduate Studentship from the University of Hong Kong.
文摘A bus network design problem in a suburban area of Hong Kong is studied.The objective is to minimize the weighted sum of the number of transfers and the total travel time of passengers by restructuring bus routes and determining new frequencies.A mixed integer optimization model is developed and was solved by a Hybrid Enhanced Artificial Bee Colony algorithm(HEABC).A case study was conducted to investigate the effects of different design parameters,including the total number of bus routes available,the maximum route duration within the study area and the maximum allowable number of bus routes that originated from each terminal.The model and results are useful for improving bus service policies.
