Research Article

Bilevel Programming Model of Private Capital Investment in Urban Public Transportation: Case Study of Jinan City

Table 1

Differences in profits with and without considering passenger value.

ā€‰Not considering passenger valueConsidering passenger value

Benefits of private capital companyTicket fareTicket fare
Profits of cash flow in accounts (bank interest)Profits of cash flow in accounts (investment profit)
Advertisement profits (bus body and platform ads)Advertisement profits (bus body and platform ads, e-commerce ads)
Government subsidiesGovernment subsidies

Costs of private capital companyFixed cost (including the involvement fees)Fixed cost (including the involvement fees)
Variable costVariable cost, returns to passengers