Optimal Design of Bus Stop Locations Integrating Continuum Approximation and Discrete Models
Table 3
Comparisons between the proposed method and existing approaches.
Parameters
Cost items
Cost saving against, %
Midpoint approach
Endpoint approach
Max
Min
Avg.
Max
Min
Avg.
Spatial variation,
System cost
0.91
0.12
0.50
2.36
0.88
1.68
Passenger cost
3.36
−1.43
0.27
−0.76
−2.68
−1.82
Operator cost
2.18
−0.28
0.61
5.39
2.56
3.41
Corridor length,
System cost
0.86
0.13
0.36
2.39
0.44
1.12
Passenger cost
2.61
−0.93
0.37
−0.62
−5.34
−1.84
Operator cost
1.40
−0.18
0.50
6.00
2.21
3.36
Demand level,
System cost
0.58
0.12
0.28
2.95
0.46
1.11
Passenger cost
1.03
−2.51
−0.12
−0.68
−3.94
−1.68
Operator cost
2.23
−0.14
0.51
6.44
1.82
3.11
and are set to be 10 km and 300 × , respectively; and are set to be 10 km and 300 × , respectively; and and are set to be 10 km and 10 km, respectively.
