Location of the hail-and-ride bus sections to minimize total travel time

Application to Mitakedai line in Yokohama, Aoba Ward

Abstract

Nowadays, it is important to guarantee mobility of elderly people for their comfortable living by decreasing their walking distance. Hail-and-ride bus system is one of the effective solutions for decreasing the walking distance to use public transportations. In this research, we propose a mathematical optimization model which minimizes the sum of all user’s trip time in hail-and-ride bus. This model was applied to Mitakedai line, which is in urban area, and optimal hail-and-ride sections is obtained. Based on this empirical study, it was found that both the sum of all user’s trip time and walking time can be decreased.