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Diab, I. (author), Damianakis, Nikolaos (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)This paper proposes a shared multi-stakeholder PV system for traction substations and nearby residential loads to reduce the need for storage, AC grid exchange, and curtailment. The residential stakeholders offer both the base electrical load and the solar panels installation space needed by the traction stakeholder, who brings the peak load...journal article 2024
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Liu, Tao (author), Ji, Wen (author), Gkiotsalitis, Konstantinos (author), Cats, O. (author)Transfer optimization in public transport (PT) networks can be achieved through coordinated timetabling and vehicle scheduling. Traditionally, the coordinated timetabling problem is solved first before proceeding to the vehicle scheduling problem. The integration of these two problems can help further reduce the total operation cost and...journal article 2023
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Drabicki, Arkadiusz (author), Cats, O. (author), Kucharski, R.M. (author), Fonzone, Achille (author), Szarata, Andrzej (author)Overcrowding is a major phenomenon affecting travel experience in urban public transport, whose negative impacts can be potentially mitigated with real-time crowding information (RTCI) on public transport vehicle departures. In this study, we investigate the willingness to wait (WTW) with instantaneous RTCI to avoid the in-vehicle (over...journal article 2023
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Durand, A.L.M. (author), Zijlstra, Toon (author), Hamersma, Marije (author), Hoen, Arjen't (author), van Oort, N. (author), Hoogendoorn-Lanser, S. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)Digitalisation in public transport has become pervasive over the past decade, especially in urban areas. While it benefits many, it also leaves some behind. Previous research shows that older adults, people with a lower education level, people with impairments and people with a migration background are more likely to be negatively impacted by...journal article 2023
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Bahamonde-Birke, Francisco J. (author), Geigenmüller, Iris M. (author), Mouter, N. (author), van Lierop, Dea S. (author), Ettema, Dick F. (author)While several governmental and research efforts are set upon mobility-as-a-service (MaaS), most of them are driven by individual travel behavior and potential usage. However, considering only individuals’ preferences carries the risk of neglecting societal benefits going beyond individual travel behavior. This study addresses the valuation of...journal article 2023
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Peftitsi, Soumela (author), Jenelius, Erik (author), Cats, O. (author)Increasing the operating speed in public transport systems can increase the system capacity, reduce the overall passenger travel time and improve experienced comfort. Skip-stop operation, where subsets of the trains operating on the same tracks skip certain intermediate stops, can accelerate the service and improve passengers’ overall travel...journal article 2023
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Durand, A.L.M. (author), Zijlstra, Toon (author), Hamersma, Marije (author), 't Hoen, Arjen (author), van Oort, N. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author), Hoogendoorn-Lanser, S. (author)As digitalisation is making its way into public transport (PT) services, policy approaches to ensure that such services remain inclusive are at best fragmented, at worst inexistant. This study pieces together existing initiatives and lessons learnt in the transport sector itself, and takes inspiration from other fields with a more mature...journal article 2023
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Liu, Xiaohan (author), Shang, Wen Long (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author), Liu, Zhengke (author), Ma, Xiaolei (author)Battery capacity degradation in battery electric buses (BEBs) poses a significant operational challenge for transit agencies. This study presents a sustainable battery scheduling and echelon utilization framework considering battery capacity fading and charging infrastructure integrated with solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage systems....journal article 2023
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Dixit, M. (author), Cats, O. (author), van Oort, N. (author), Brands, T. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)Validation of travel demand models, although recognised as important, is seldom undertaken. This study adds to the scarce literature in this field by undertaking an external validation of a multi-modal transit route choice model. The model was estimated using smart card data for the urban transit network of Amsterdam before the introduction...journal article 2023
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Diab, I. (author), Saffirio, Alice (author), Chandra Mouli, G.R. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Solar PV systems have so far been the source of choice for the sustainable supply of urban electric transport networks—like trams and trolleybus grids. However, no consensus exists yet on the placement or sizing of PV systems at the traction substations, and no method is available for easy estimation of the PV system utilization performance....journal article 2023
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Durand, A.L.M. (author), Zijlstra, Toon (author)Introduction: Special Transport Services (STS), a.k.a. paratransit, help keep people with an impairment mobile. Yet these services face financial and organisational challenges. Public transport (PT) is usually seen as a way to alleviate some of these burdens. In fact, the discussion around the potential for PT to substitute STS has been on...journal article 2023
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Kolkowski, L. (author), Cats, O. (author), Dixit, M. (author), Verma, T. (author), Jenelius, Erik (author), Cebecauer, Matej (author), Rubensson, Isak Jarlebring (author)While social segregation is often assessed using static data concerning residential areas, the extent to which people with diverse background travel to the same destinations may offer an additional perspective on the extent of urban segregation. This study further contributes to the measurement of activity-based social segregation between...journal article 2023
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Wilkesmann, Florian (author), Ton, Danique (author), Schakenbos, Rik (author), Cats, O. (author)First and last mile connectivity of public transport hubs is a key component in promoting multi-modal travel. The Dutch train station operator (NS Stations) promotes the combination of bike and train by offering a train station-based round-trip bikesharing (SBRT) scheme, known as ‘OV-fiets’, located at train stations throughout the country....journal article 2023
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Montes, Alejandro (author), Geržinič, N. (author), Veeneman, Wijnand (author), van Oort, N. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)This paper uses stated preference data collected in the city of Rotterdam and discrete choice modelling techniques to study the relationship between public transport and shared micromobility. It assumes a hypothetical condition of integrated systems and studies the relationships of complement and competition between these modes. The findings...journal article 2023
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Liu, Zhengke (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author), Ma, Zhenliang (author), Li, Shen (author), Ma, Xiaolei (author)This paper presents a joint optimization of the timetable, bus formation, and vehicle scheduling in a flexible public transport (PT) system that utilizes autonomous modular vehicles (AMVs). In this system, AMVs have the capability to detach or join with each other at intermediate stops along the route to dynamically adjust the bus formation ...journal article 2023
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Yap, M.D. (author), Wong, Howard (author), Cats, O. (author)It is important to understand how public transport passengers value on-board crowding since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main contribution of this study is to derive the crowding valuation of public transport passengers in a post-pandemic era entirely based on observed, actual passenger route choices. We derive passengers’...journal article 2023
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Wong, Howard (author), Yap, M.D. (author)Understanding the passenger demand impacts of public transport service changes is a fundamental aspect of transport planning. The main objective of this study is to derive an updated Generalised Journey Time (GJT) elasticity for urban and metropolitan public transport networks, by applying a revealed preference approach using individual...journal article 2023
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Gkiotsalitis, Konstantinos (author), Cats, O. (author), Liu, T. (author)We perform a systematic review of real-time control strategies for transfer synchronisations in public transport. In particular, we review inter-station and intra-station control measures that can be applied in near real-time, including vehicle holding, stop-skipping, speed control, short-turning, rescheduling, interlining, rerouting, and...journal article 2022
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Cats, O. (author), Ferranti, Francesco (author)Urban and regional areas worldwide exhibit a complex and uneven distribution of activities with certain areas attracting more people during different time periods. In this study we systemically classify different parts of the urban area which are most attractive as measured by their ability to attract visitors. A weekly visiting profile is...journal article 2022
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Lee, Kelvin (author), Jiang, Yu (author), Ceder, Avishai (Avi) (author), Dauwels, J.H.G. (author), Su, Rong (author), Nielsen, Otto Anker (author)With the emergence of innovations associated with public transport (PT) services, such as Mobility-as-a-Service, demand responsive transit, and autonomous vehicles, the door-to-door PT journey is achievable via multiple transfers between and within different PT modes. As such, seamless transfers between different modes of public...journal article 2022