Analyzing urban bus service reliability at the stop, route, and network levels

• Published in: Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice Vol. 43; no. 8; pp. 722 - 734
• Main Authors: Chen, Xumei, Yu, Lei, Zhang, Yushi, Guo, Jifu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2009; Elsevier
• Series: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Bus; Bus Service reliability Public transport Punctuality Evenness Routes Stops; Evenness; Exact sciences and technology; Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction; Public transport; Punctuality; Road transportation and traffic; Routes; Service reliability; Stops; Transportation planning, management and economics; Asia; China; China, People's Rep., Beijing; Punctuality; Bus; Stops; Evenness; Routes; Public transport; Service reliability; Performance evaluation; Public transportation; Passenger transportation; Survey; Analysis method; Urban transportation; Reliability; Computing method; Service quality; Bus stop

Improving the reliability of bus service has the potential to increase the attractiveness of public transit to current and prospective riders. An understanding of service reliability is necessary to develop strategies that help transit agencies provide better services. However, few studies have been...