Linear programming model for scheduling bus rapid transit in Lagos State, Nigeria

A. Mogbojuri, O. Olanrewaju, A. Adeyeye
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The amount of time users have to wait influences their mode of transportation choice. Commuters don’t like to wait in the bus station, especially when the weather is terrible and for the purpose of keeping appointments. Scheduling buses to the various bus terminals will meet the commuter’s needs. The aim of the study is to reduce the waiting time of commuters at bus station and to assign buses to each route. A mathematical model called linear programming (LP) was developed to schedule buses to improve the smooth process of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The linear programming model was applied to the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) data in Lagos State. The proposed method generated three (3) shifts from 6 – 11am in the morning, 11 – 4pm in the midday and 4 – 9pm in the evening subject to two (2) shifts of fifteen (15) hours to reduce the number of hours buses operate per day and also allocated buses for each route for weekdays with five (5) hours per each shift instead of seven (7) hours buses operated per shift. A properly implemented strategy would significantly decrease passengers' long waits at bus stops, reduce the breakdown of buses, man-hours lost, and allows commuters to meet their various schedule for works, meetings, and other assignments.
尼日利亚拉各斯州快速公交调度的线性规划模型
用户等待的时间会影响他们的交通方式选择。通勤者不喜欢在公交车站等车,尤其是在天气恶劣的时候,为了预约。安排巴士前往各个巴士总站将满足通勤者的需求。这项研究的目的是减少通勤者在公交车站的等候时间,并为每条路线分配公交车。为了提高快速公交系统的平稳性,建立了一个称为线性规划(LP)的数学模型来调度公交车。线性规划模型应用于拉各斯州拉各斯大都会区交通管理局(LAMATA)的数据。所提出的方法从早上6点至11点、中午11点至4点和晚上4点至9点产生了三(3)个班次,其中两(2)个班次的时间为十五(15)小时,以减少公交车每天的运营时间,并在工作日为每条路线分配公交车,每班五(5)小时,而不是每班七(7)小时。一个适当实施的策略将大大减少乘客在公交车站的长时间等待,减少公交车故障和工时损失,并使通勤者能够满足他们的各种工作、会议和其他任务安排。
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