Research Article
Study on the Calculation Models of Bus Delay at Bays Using Queueing Theory and Markov Chain
Table 1
Comparison of the calculated and measured values of bus delay at bays.
| | Bus bay | Number of berths | Distribution of dwell time (, ) | Bus flow (buses/h) | Car flow at curb lane (veh/h) | Calculated values (s) | Measured values (s) | Relative error (%) |
| | Jingzhou North Intersection | 2 | (2.856, 0.325) | 96 | 360 | 5.68 | 5.12 | 9.86 | | Gudun Intersection | 2 | (2.931, 0.414) | 120 | 420 | 10.52 | 11.68 | 11.03 | | Average | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.44 |
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