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标题：Mixed Scheduling Model for Limited-Stop and Normal Bus Service with Fleet Size Constraint
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作者：Xiaohong Jiang ; Jianxiao Ma
期刊名称：Information
电子版ISSN：2078-2489
出版年度：2021
卷号：12
期号：10
页码：400
DOI：10.3390/info12100400
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Limited-stop service is useful to increase operation efficiency where the demand is unbalanced at different stops and unidirectional. A mixed scheduling model for limited-stop buses and normal buses is proposed considering the fleet size constraint. This model can optimize the total cost in terms of waiting time, in-vehicle time and operation cost by simultaneously adjusting the frequencies of limited-stop buses and normal buses. The feasibility and validity of the proposed model is shown by applying it to one bus route in the city of Zhenjiang, China. The results indicate that the mixed scheduling service can reduce the total cost and travel time compared with the single scheduling service in the case of unbalanced passenger flow distribution and fleet constraints. With a larger fleet, the mixed scheduling service is superior. There is an optimal fleet allocation that minimizes the cost for the system, and a significant saving could be attained by the mixed scheduling service. This study contributed to the depth analysis of the relationship among the influencing factors of mixed scheduling, such as fleet size constraint, departure interval and cost.