A Framework for Feeder Bus Route Design Network Problem (FBRNDP

Abstract

Metropolitan areas have in recent decades tried to improve the sustainability of transportation systems by developing efficient multi-modal public transit services. These systems are often designed independently and can lead to problems such as; duplicated lines or routes, increased out of vehicle times especially at transfer points, in-vehicle travel times, and a complicated fare structure, etc. Improving these multimodal systems will require an integrated transit system which in its simplest form consists of a coordinated operational design of the main lines (rapid rail, rapid bus systems) and a number of feeder routes connecting transfer stations. This work describes the basic components of FBRNDP ranging from the design of problem space and the objective function to solution methods. Furthermore, a flow of work is proposed for the initial route generation methods for feeder bus routes and also a systematic framework for the design of FBRNDP.