Research Article

Identification and Classification of Bus and Subway Passenger Travel Patterns in Beijing Using Transit Smart Card Data

Table 1

Smart card data format.

FieldDefinition

CNIDCard number. Each smart card has a different card number.
TripItinerary number. Each trip has a different itinerary number.
SubTripSubtrip number. Number of increments in each trip: if the trip does not include a transfer, the column will be 0; if it includes transfer, it will increase from 1.
TrTpThe mode of transportation used in the trip. 1 = bus only. 2 = subway only. 3 = bus and subway.
SubtrTPThe type of transportation mode used in the subtrip. b = bus, s = subway.
T1The time that passengers swipe their cards at the boarding station.
STATION1The name of the boarding station.
lon1The longitude of the boarding station.
lat1The latitude of the boarding station.
T2The time that passengers swipe their cards at the alighting station.
STATION2The name of the alighting station.
lon2The longitude of the alighting station.
lat2The latitude of the alighting station.