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Choice-driven service network design for an integrated fixed line and demand responsive mobility system

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  • Sharif Azadeh, Shadi
  • van der Zee, J.
  • Wagenvoort, M.

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Sparsely populated areas tend to be poorly served by Fixed Line and Schedule (FLS) public transport systems as the operation of a regular bus line is not economically viable for such areas. Therefore, introducing a Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) to partially replace FLS can result in increasing mobility service accessibility and inclusion. In this paper, a mixed-integer linear problem (MILP) is proposed to design an integrated FLS and DRT network for a transport operator. Passengers behavior is implicitly incorporated in our proposed approach via a discrete choice model. In addition, a tailored Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search (ALNS) coupled with tabu search and simulated annealing are introduced. We test our algorithm on real instances from a public transport operator in the Netherlands. The proposed algorithm can solve the problem up to 170 times faster than the MILP within 4% to 10% gap. Our proposed resolution approach investigates the temporal and spatial feasibility of deploying these integrated mobility systems based on the service level and provides recommendations to public transport operators.

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  • Sharif Azadeh, Shadi & van der Zee, J. & Wagenvoort, M., 2022. "Choice-driven service network design for an integrated fixed line and demand responsive mobility system," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 166(C), pages 557-574.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:166:y:2022:i:c:p:557-574
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2022.10.016
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