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Title: Effects of Onboard Ticket Sales on Public Transport Reliability
Accession Number: 01129496
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: The punctuality and the reliability of public transport are key factors in the choice of travel mode, and they also affect operating costs. When travel time on a route varies significantly, public transport operators need to increase scheduled buffer time to maintain punctuality and reliability. This increases costs by increasing staffing and equipment needed to offer a given level of service. The variability in route travel time depends on many factors, including traffic conditions, number of passengers, and operating practices (e.g., boarding processes). A study was done to evaluate the impact of one boarding subprocess, ticket sales, on bus dwell time at stops. The research confirmed that onboard ticket sales can significantly affect a public transport line’s travel time and reliability. The research showed that onboard ticket sales subprocesses are relatively long and vary significantly; consequently, they strongly influence schedule reliability. Results showed that the time spent selling tickets can be up to 20% of the total run time. However, the biggest problem is the great variance in time spent on the ticket sales process.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01145890
Report/Paper Numbers: 09-0429
Language: English
Authors: Dorbritz, RobertLuthi, MarcoWeidmann, Ulrich AloisNash, AndrewPagination: pp 112-119
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9780309126267
Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
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; Photos
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; References
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; Tables
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jan 30 2009 4:41PM
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