Analysis of Feeder Bus Network Design and Scheduling Problems

Table 2

Classification criteria from the problem perspective.

Criteria	Consideration
Demand pattern	Many-to-one; Many-to-many
Problem scope	Morning; Afternoon; Peak
Decision variable	Feeder zone boundary (Z); Stop spacing (BS); Station spacing (RS); Bus frequency (BF); Bus headways (BH); Train headway (RH); Bus route density (BRD); Rail station density (RSD); Bus route location (BRL); Bus route length (BL); Rail line length (RL); Fleet size (N); Travel time (T); Mode (M)
Constraint	Load factor (LF); Geographic (G); Budget (BU); Demand bound (D); Bus route length (BL); Route feasibility (RF); Frequency bound (F); Bus headways (BH); Train headway (RH); Rail line length (RL); Maximum of fleet (N); Vehicle capacity (C); Travel distance (TD)