Pricing of Bus Services in an Overcrowded City - A Suggested Policy

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debabrata Datta ◽  
Souvik Dhar
Keyword(s):  
Bus Services

scholarly journals Public Transit Loyalty Modeling Considering the Effect of Passengers’ Emotional Value: A Case Study in Xiamen, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi-chao Sun
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Index Score ◽  
The Public ◽  
Bus Service ◽  
Bus Services ◽  
Emotional Value

To better sustain passengers’ loyalty towards bus service, this paper addressed the modeling of the public transit loyalty by the use of structural equation model. As a novel hypothesis, the emotional value was considered to have effects on the perceived value of bus services in this study, which reflected the degree of passengers’ emotional dependence on the public transit. Specifically, in order to better assess the loyalty, seven unobserved variables were measured to construct the structural model, namely, “service guarantee,” “operational services and efficiency,” “emotional value,” “perceived value,” “expectation,” “satisfaction,” and “loyalty.” The goodness-of-fit of the model was estimated and evaluated by using the survey data harvested from Xiamen, China. Besides, the index score of variables was also computed to help determine targeted approaches to better improve the level of bus service. The results indicated that the time cost and the monetary cost actually had no effects on the perceived value of users in the case study. At the same time, however, it also proved that passengers’ emotional value towards the public transit indeed affected passengers’ perception of the service value. In addition, whether users’ perceived value was as expected determined how much passengers satisfied with the service. Regarding the index score of variables, it indicated a great dissatisfaction of passengers towards the current bus service. Unexpectedly, the score of loyalty even still retained a relatively high level, which reflected continue-to-use willingness of passengers. It implied that being subject to economic conditions and other factors, passengers were captive and had to continue relying on the public transit, in spite of their dissatisfaction. As for the improvement direction of bus services, targeted approaches should be determined to improve the quality of bus service, regarding the aspects of “condition of facilities in the bus,” “driving stability and comfort,” “vehicle speed,” and “safety.”

scholarly journals A New Model for Rail-Based Park-And-Ride with Feeder Bus Services

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyuan Chen ◽  
Zhiyuan Liu ◽  
Dongsheng Hua ◽  
Inhi Kim
Keyword(s):  
New Model ◽  
Park And Ride ◽  
Feeder Bus ◽  
Bus Services

Proposal for sustainable route bus services considering regional cooperation

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 1219-1226
Author(s):  
Masaki Ito ◽  
Riku Takeda ◽  
Mamoru Taniguchi
Keyword(s):  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Bus Services

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Students\' Satisfaction towards Bus Services in University

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 817-820
Author(s):  
Zahayu Yusof ◽  
Masnita Misiran ◽  
Lee Pei Pei ◽  
Ho Tian Tian
Keyword(s):  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Bus Services ◽  
Students Satisfaction

New Intelligent Transport Systems Applications in Europe to Improve Bus Services

2002 ◽  
Vol 1791 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Hounsell ◽  
Graham Wall
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Traffic Control ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Intelligent Transport Systems ◽  
Bus Priority ◽  
Intelligent Transport ◽  
Message Signs ◽  
Investment Process ◽  
Bus Services

Applications of information technology are expanding rapidly across all modes of transport, under the general heading of intelligent transport systems (ITS). For bus-based public transport, a cluster of applications has been developed that can help improve the efficiency and performance of buses on the street, thus helping to provide a real transport alternative to the private car. An initial summary of a range of such ITS examples in Europe is provided, including automatic vehicle location (AVL), bus priority in traffic control systems, automatic ticketing systems, automatic camera enforcement systems, and variable message signs. Then the focus shifts to one area where activity is most pronounced—the implementation of AVL systems and their integration with urban traffic control (UTC) systems. A review of typical AVL/UTC systems operational in Europe is then presented through the identification of some eight alternative architectures and associated system characteristics, such as the technologies used and the location of bus priority “intelligence.” This is followed by a summary of examples from cities in Europe that have implemented these architectures, together with typical results illustrating the effectiveness of these systems. The diversity of architectures, technologies, and systems is recognized as beneficial in providing customer choice, but can generate a significant difficulty for decision makers in local authorities wishing to invest in public transport ITS technologies. A concluding discussion lists some of the key issues involved in this investment process.

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