Research Article

Analysis of Time of Day Fare Discounts on Urban Mass Transit Travel Behavior, Crowding, and Waiting Time

Table 1

Parameter values used in computational experiments.

ParameterSymbolValue

The travel time20 minutes
The waiting time5 minutes
The unit cost of travel time0.038 RMB per min
The unit cost of schedule delay time-early0.03 RMB per min
The unit cost of schedule delay time-late0.04 RMB per min
The number of seats240
Ticket price2 RMB
A parameter of body congestion0.8