Two-level Evaluation of Public Transport Performances

Section: Results and Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pilot Implementation of Public Transport Priority in the City of Zagreb

Vujić

Mandžuka

Gregurić

2015

“…Averaging the satisfaction levels by increasing the number of indicators in the years may result in a misleading conclusion. Furthermore, the frequency and consistency of surveys are critically important to determine the presence of low-score measures [32]. Even though the measures are weighted through the passenger perceptions it is also important to incorporate the expert opinions when evaluating the system performance of any public transport mode.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A New Passenger Oriented Performance Measurement Framework for Public Rail Transportation Systems

Kesten

Öğüt

2014

“…Matulin et al [6] proposed a two-level evaluation method to analyze public transport performances from micro and macro levels, using performance indicators and quality of service indicators. Kesten and Öğüt [7] developed a measurement framework of passenger-oriented performance to evaluate rail transportation, using satisfaction and importance ratings obtained from passenger surveys.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Key Station Identification Method for Urban Rail Transit: A Case Study of Beijing Subway

Sun

2017

INTRODUCTIONWith the rapid development of urban rail transit network operation technique, the increase of passenger volume leads to congestion in stations [1], causing even safety risk in the network [2]. Besides, the topology of urban rail transit network can also aggravate or relief the congestion situation of subway networks. Therefore, an effective method identified the key station is an imperative to manage the overcrowded urban rail transit.For the factors of the station performance, many of the current approaches focus on the relationship between passenger flow and facility capacity. Xu et al.[3] combined queuing theory with facility utilization evaluation to conduct the station capacity evaluation, according to the gathering and scattering process of a station. Kepaptsoglou and Karlaftis [4] proposed a model to evaluate passenger evolution on subway station platforms, which usually gathered most passengers. Wang et al.[5] also used the passenger evacuation capacity to evaluate the station based on the facility utilization. If the service level of the facility is too low, there are big problems in the station.Besides, passengers' subjective feelings and other factors are also used for evaluation. Matulin et al.[6] proposed a two-level evaluation method to analyze public transport performances from micro and macro levels, using performance indicators and quality of service indicators. Kesten and Öğüt [7] developed a measurement framework of passenger-oriented performance to evaluate rail transportation, using satisfaction and importance ratings obtained from passenger surveys.Meanwhile, there are many approaches employed in the station evaluation. Some typical methods such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) have played their great role in the station assessment. Sancha et al. [8] used the method to estimate the technical, social and environmental efficiency of transit transfer stations. Pjevčević et al. [9] used DEA method to measure and analyze the efficiencies of ports on the Danube River, which can be borrowed for station evaluation. In addition, simulation is also another method, where relevant simulation or operation data are provided. Zhang et al. [10] proposed a cellular automata-based model to simulate passengers' alighting and boarding behaviours in metro stations, aiming to analyze and evaluate the operation performance of stations. However, most works above do not consider the influence of other stations in the subway system, which results in local rather than global conclusions.Fortunately, in recent years, a complex network theory has been introduced to the station evaluation from a global viewpoint. Indexes such as degree centrality, betweenness centrality, and closeness centrality have an outstanding ability to identify key nodes from the network [11][12][13][14]. Sheikhahmadi et al. [12] proposed an improved high degree centrality index to identify the Traffic Management Original Scientific Paper