Determination of headways and vehicle capacities in public transport networks using a dynamic assignment model

The thesis project deals with the tactical determination of supply provision in terms of line frequencies and deployed vehicle capacities in public transport networks using a dynamic assignment model. To this end, an agent-based dynamic and stochastic simulation model for public transport operations, that can consider service reliability issues,...

Understanding, evaluating, and improving maritime transit services of small islands of Indonesia: A Choice behaviour study

Combination of speed adjustment and holding control strategy for a regularity-based transit operation: A case study of Almere, the Netherlands

As the population grows, the need for mobility has been growing in recent years. In the case of urban mobility, this trend is subsequently followed by the existence of high-frequency bus transit service since last decades. This service is more prone to the bus-bunching problem since the headway between the consecutive buses can be very short,...

Identification of the Hierarchy in Public Transport Networks based on Passenger Flow Patterns

In this study, a data-driven, generic and transfer-based methodology for separation and ranking the PTNs has been put forward. With the hierarchy of a network, this is beneficiary for the management and operation of operators for focusing on the higher level network layer and in turn provide better service for passengers. The study introduces...

Indicators of spatial passenger delay propagation and their relation to topological indicators: A case study of the Washington DC metro network

In order for public transportation to remain an attractive travel option, its reliability must be improved. To enable this, extensive knowledge on the passenger delay phenomenon is necessary. This study explores the possibility of using empirical data of passenger delay to determine the relationships between stations through a Bayesian Network...

Hyperloop Network Design: The Swiss Case

Previous studies on Hyperloop network design, do not show any application of detailed network design process. The current study focuses on network design of Hyperloop considering the case of Switzerland. The study estimates the costs from the literature and estimates demand of network from the Swiss National Passenger Transport Model. These...

Automated offline detection of disruptions using smart card data: A case study of the metro network of Washington DC

Service reliability is one of the most important performance measures to public transport users. Detecting disruptions helps to measure service reliability, which can be used by public transport operators to improve this reliability. In this thesis, a methodology is described to automatically detect disruptions offline, using smart card data....