Reliability Optimization Model of Stop-Skipping Bus Operation with Capacity Constraints

Table 1

List of notation.

Variable	Description
i	Index of buses, i =1, 2, …
j	Index of stops, j = 1, 2, … , N
	Variable that indicates the type of stop j for bus i; if bus i serves stop j, then ; if bus i skips stop j, then
	Holding time of bus i at stop j
m	The number of buses in a bus fleet
	Departure interval of buses
	Arrival time of bus i at stop j
	Departure time of bus i at stop j
	Bus acceleration time
	Bus deceleration time
	Running time of buses between stop j − 1 and stop j
	Serving time of bus i at stop j
	Headway between bus i and bus i − 1 at stop j
	Arrival rate of passengers from stop j to stop k
	The number of arriving passengers during the interval of consecutive buses
	The number of arriving passengers during the holding time