Research on Bus Stop Spacing to Decrease Access and Egress Time of Passengers

摘要

This paper develops a theoretical mathematical model based on the mean demand of boarding and exiting per unit length along a bus corridor to decrease the travel time of transit travelers. The solution procedure of the proposed model is also presented. In order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the model, research on a real transit corridor in Foshan City, China was conducted. The analysis of results shows that the boarding and exiting time was the most influenced by the locations of bus stops. Arranging bus stops based on equilibrium distribution of passenger flow can minimize the boarding and exiting time.