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https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118772702

Public transport costs are an important decision factor when making system design choices and network or timetable planning. Although many cost models of varying degrees of sophistication have been proposed in literature, practitioners often use relatively simple models such as purely vehicle-kilometer-based cost estimations. This paper applies a cost-allocation model to Swiss bus and train lines. The proposed model is based on operating statistics including ‘productive hours’, vehicle-kilometers, vehicle number and size. The cost model is then applied to a case study for a generic public transport line with a typical demand distribution. The case study calculates the demand level at which train service becomes more effective than bus service for various combinations of minimal frequency, average speed and maximum number of coupled Electric Multiple Units.

The authors confirm contribution to the paper as follows: study conception and design: Marc Sinner, Ulrich Weidmann; data collection: Marc Sinner, Ulrich Weidmann; analysis and interpretation of results: Marc Sinner, Ulrich Weidmann; draft manuscript preparation: Marc Sinner, Andrew Nash. All authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of the manuscript. © National Academy of Sciences: Transportation Research Board 2018.

18-00903

English

pp 431-442

2018-12

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Web

Figures (3) ; Photos; References (33) ; Tables (6)

Bus lines; Case studies; Cost allocation; Infrastructure; Multiple unit trains; Railroads

Switzerland

Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 8 2018 10:13AM