Transfer behavior of community-bus and influencing factors focusing on temporal and spatial conditions

Abstract

While bus routes that allow passengers to reach their destinations without transfers to another route are convenient, such routes result in duplication of the routes. In order to form an efficient bus network, it is essential to set up routes based on the premise of transfers. However, transfer can also be inconvenient for passengers. Therefore, it is necessary to grasp the actual transfer situation and clarify the influence factors on transfers. In this study, we captured the actual transfer situations based on OD data of a community-bus including transfer. Furthermore, we clarified the relationship between transfer behavior and the temporal features such as the difference in time required for the OD travel, and waiting time for transfer, as well as the spatial location of transfer bus stops. As a result, it is found that the ratio of detour to the transfer location and the difference between the distance from the origin to the transfer location and the distance from the transfer location to the destination influence on the number of the transfer locations.