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Time–space analysis to evaluate cell-based quality of service in bus rapid transit station platforms through passenger-specific area

Time–space analysis to evaluate cell-based quality of service in bus rapid transit station... It is important to evaluate the quality of service (QoS) of bus rapid transit (BRT) station platform operation. Passenger-specific area (PSA) is used as a QoS measure which is determined by considering passenger activities separately. As passengers perform various activities on the same platform space, there is a need to evaluate BRT platform QoS by considering the activities collectively. When evaluating transit station platforms, many researchers calculated PSA for the whole platform area, while very few researchers highlighted the importance of evaluating the platform as small, partitioned areas. By considering these findings and gaps in the literature, this study evaluates QoS of the platform on a cell by cell basis using PSA. We use time–space analysis and passenger-minutes of each activity to develop a methodology to determine PSA, by considering stationary passengers, circulating passengers, and passengers overall. To evaluate platform QoS, we define threshold service levels using passenger-minutes of activities and Fruin’s QoS criteria. For the case study BRT station, we find that PSA varies significantly between platform cells. It is evident from the results that it is important to identify highly congested areas in the platform and apply measures to improve platform QoS. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Public Transport Springer Journals

Time–space analysis to evaluate cell-based quality of service in bus rapid transit station platforms through passenger-specific area

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE part of Springer Nature 2021
ISSN
1866-749X
eISSN
1613-7159
DOI
10.1007/s12469-021-00267-z
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Abstract

It is important to evaluate the quality of service (QoS) of bus rapid transit (BRT) station platform operation. Passenger-specific area (PSA) is used as a QoS measure which is determined by considering passenger activities separately. As passengers perform various activities on the same platform space, there is a need to evaluate BRT platform QoS by considering the activities collectively. When evaluating transit station platforms, many researchers calculated PSA for the whole platform area, while very few researchers highlighted the importance of evaluating the platform as small, partitioned areas. By considering these findings and gaps in the literature, this study evaluates QoS of the platform on a cell by cell basis using PSA. We use time–space analysis and passenger-minutes of each activity to develop a methodology to determine PSA, by considering stationary passengers, circulating passengers, and passengers overall. To evaluate platform QoS, we define threshold service levels using passenger-minutes of activities and Fruin’s QoS criteria. For the case study BRT station, we find that PSA varies significantly between platform cells. It is evident from the results that it is important to identify highly congested areas in the platform and apply measures to improve platform QoS.

Journal

Public TransportSpringer Journals

Published: Mar 9, 2021

Keywords: Bus rapid transit; Station platforms; Platform cell; Time–space analysis; Passenger-specific area; Quality of service; Service levels; R15 econometric and input–output models; Other models

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