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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.