Research Article

Modeling Limited-Stop Bus Corridor Services with Fare Payment Mode Choice and Trip Purpose Consideration

Table 3

Values of objective function (OF) with different settings.

ItemsNeither capacity constraints nor dwell timeWith capacity constraints but without dwell timeWithout capacity constraints but with dwell timeWith capacity constraints and dwell time

OF value ($/min)106.0109.1122.9124.1
% Rise in OF—3%16%17%
Total operator cost13.418.720.420.8
Fleet size (no. of buses)76106121124
Frequencies (buses/h)159200200200
Total cost to the passengers92.690.4102.5103.3
Waiting time cost13.510.39.49.7
In-vehicle time cost79.180.092.993.2
Transfer penalty cost0.00.10.20.4