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Assessing transfer property and reliability of urban bus network based on complex network theory

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  • Hui Zhang

    (Key Laboratory for Traffic and Transportation, Security of Jiangsu Province, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, Jiangsu, P. R. China2School of Transportation Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, Shandong, P. R. China)

  • Cheng-Xiang Zhuge

    (Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EN, UK)

  • Xiang Zhao

    (School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China)

  • Wen-Bo Song

    (School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, P. R. China)

Abstract

Transfer reliability has an important impact on the urban bus network. The proportion of zero and one transfer time is a key indicator to measure the connectivity of bus networks. However, it is hard to calculate the transfer time between nodes because of the complicated network structure. In this paper, the topological structures of urban bus network in Jinan are constructed by space L and space P. A method to calculate transfer times between stations has been proposed by reachable matrix under space P. The result shows that it is efficient to calculate the transfer time between nodes in large networks. In order to test the transfer reliability, a node failure process has been built according to degree, clustering coefficient and betweenness centrality under space L and space P. The results show that the deliberate attack by betweenness centrality under space P is more effective compared with other five attack modes. This research could provide a power tool to find hub stations in bus networks and give a help for traffic manager to guarantee the normal operation of urban bus systems.

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  • Hui Zhang & Cheng-Xiang Zhuge & Xiang Zhao & Wen-Bo Song, 2018. "Assessing transfer property and reliability of urban bus network based on complex network theory," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 29(01), pages 1-13, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:29:y:2018:i:01:n:s0129183118500043
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183118500043
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    Cited by:

    1. Lin Zhang & Jian Lu & Bai-bai Fu & Shu-bin Li, 2018. "A Review and Prospect for the Complexity and Resilience of Urban Public Transit Network Based on Complex Network Theory," Complexity, Hindawi, vol. 2018, pages 1-36, December.
    2. Wang, Li-Na & Wang, Kai & Shen, Jiang-Long, 2020. "Weighted complex networks in urban public transportation: Modeling and testing," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 545(C).
    3. Yi Yang & Sixin Wang & Wei Xu & Kunlun Wei, 2018. "Reliability evaluation of wireless multimedia sensor networks based on instantaneous availability," International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, , vol. 14(11), pages 15501477188, November.

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