Performance Assessment of Fixed and Flexible Public Transport in a Multi Agent Simulation Framework

J.N. Sreekantan Nair; Oded Cats; Niels van Oort; Serge Hoogendoorn

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2017.12.029

Performance Assessment of Fixed and Flexible Public Transport in a Multi Agent Simulation Framework

J.N. Sreekantan Nair, Oded Cats, Niels van Oort, Serge Hoogendoorn

Transport and Planning

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Abstract

The emergence of innovative mobility solutions that offer flexible transport services, is changing the way urban public transport systems will be designed. Such mobility solutions offer on demand transport services and hence can solve the problems inherent with traditional line based and schedule based public transport systems. It is essential to understand the dynamics of this new demand-supply market with co-existing and competing fixed and flexible public transport. However, the performance of the system comprising of users and transit services and the factors influencing them, have received limited attention in literature. In this paper a model is developed to analyse the system performance when the modes of fixed public transport and flexible public transport operate in competition. The model is implemented in the multi-agent simulation framework MATSim with dynamic assignment in which the users optimise their travel plan through iterative learning from the service experienced and altering their travel plan. The scenarios in which the flexible public transport offer private and shared services are considered. The system performance is analysed for varying fleet size of flexible public transport and ratio of cost of flexible to fixed public transport.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	20th EURO Working Group on Transportation Meeting, EWGT 2017
Editors	Domokos Esztergár-Kiss, Tamás Mátrai, János Tóth, István Varga
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	109-116
Number of pages	8
Volume	27
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2017.12.029
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	20th EURO Working Group on Transportation Meeting - Budapest, Hungary Duration: 4 Sept 2017 → 6 Sept 2017 Conference number: 20 http://ewgt2017.bme.hu/

Publication series

Name	Transportation Research Procedia
Publisher	Elsevier
Volume	27
ISSN (Electronic)	2214-241X

Conference

Conference	20th EURO Working Group on Transportation Meeting
Abbreviated title	EWGT 2017
Country/Territory	Hungary
City	Budapest
Period	4/09/17 → 6/09/17
Internet address	http://ewgt2017.bme.hu/

Keywords

modal split
, demand responsive transport
public transport
agent-based simulation

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Sreekantan Nair, J. N., Cats, O., van Oort, N., & Hoogendoorn, S. (2017). Performance Assessment of Fixed and Flexible Public Transport in a Multi Agent Simulation Framework. In D. Esztergár-Kiss, T. Mátrai, J. Tóth, & I. Varga (Eds.), 20th EURO Working Group on Transportation Meeting, EWGT 2017 (Vol. 27, pp. 109-116). (Transportation Research Procedia; Vol. 27). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2017.12.029

Sreekantan Nair, J.N. ; Cats, Oded ; van Oort, Niels et al. / Performance Assessment of Fixed and Flexible Public Transport in a Multi Agent Simulation Framework. 20th EURO Working Group on Transportation Meeting, EWGT 2017. editor / Domokos Esztergár-Kiss ; Tamás Mátrai ; János Tóth ; István Varga. Vol. 27 Elsevier, 2017. pp. 109-116 (Transportation Research Procedia).

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Sreekantan Nair, JN, Cats, O , van Oort, N & Hoogendoorn, S 2017, Performance Assessment of Fixed and Flexible Public Transport in a Multi Agent Simulation Framework. in D Esztergár-Kiss, T Mátrai, J Tóth & I Varga (eds), 20th EURO Working Group on Transportation Meeting, EWGT 2017. vol. 27, Transportation Research Procedia, vol. 27, Elsevier, pp. 109-116, 20th EURO Working Group on Transportation Meeting, Budapest, Hungary, 4/09/17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2017.12.029

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Sreekantan Nair JN, Cats O , van Oort N , Hoogendoorn S. Performance Assessment of Fixed and Flexible Public Transport in a Multi Agent Simulation Framework. In Esztergár-Kiss D, Mátrai T, Tóth J, Varga I, editors, 20th EURO Working Group on Transportation Meeting, EWGT 2017. Vol. 27. Elsevier. 2017. p. 109-116. (Transportation Research Procedia). doi: 10.1016/j.trpro.2017.12.029

Performance Assessment of Fixed and Flexible Public Transport in a Multi Agent Simulation Framework

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