Research Article

An Optimization Approach considering Passengers’ Space-Time Requirements for Bus Bridging Service under URT Disruption

Table 2

Model key parameter definition.

ParametersParameter meaning

Set of URT stations affected by the URT disruption, including disrupted stations and turnover stations. , indexed by
Set of URT turnover stations, ,
Set of URT disrupted stations, ,
Set of disrupted URT stations nearest to the turnover stations, ,
Set of available buses, , indexed by
Bus capacity
Disruption duration
Travel demand between and ,
A large number
Maximum number of local bus route round trips and direct bus route round trips
Bus stop parking capacity
Dispatch time from bus depot to URT station for bus
Bus travel time between and
Maximum dispatch time
Maximum waiting time for passengers from disrupted station to turnover station
Total bridging time for all buses
Total bridging time of the buses in LBR
Total bridging time of the buses in DBR