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Trial-and-error train fare design scheme for addressing boarding/alighting congestion at CBD stations

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  • Wang, Shuaian
  • Zhang, Wei
  • Qu, Xiaobo

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This study deals with boarding/alighting congestion of congested commuter train stations at central business district (CBD), in which the additional fares are determined to shift an appropriate number of passengers to board/alight at the neighboring uncongested stations on the railway line. A bi-objective model is investigated to minimize both fare increases of the congested stations, while alleviating their boarding/alighting congestion to a certain level simultaneously. The existence of the unique Pareto-optimal solution is proven mathematically in the absence of explicit demand functions. A trial-and-error fare design scheme is proposed to identify the Pareto-optimal solution. An illustrative study demonstrates the effectiveness of the trial-and-error scheme.

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  • Wang, Shuaian & Zhang, Wei & Qu, Xiaobo, 2018. "Trial-and-error train fare design scheme for addressing boarding/alighting congestion at CBD stations," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 118(C), pages 318-335.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transb:v:118:y:2018:i:c:p:318-335
    DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2018.11.003
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