Publisher Summary This chapter reviews a survey on the operations research literature
applied to the domain of public transit, with a focus on recent contributions. It highlights a …

The vehicle scheduling problem, arising in public transport bus companies, addresses the
task of assigning buses to cover a given set of timetabled trips with consideration of practical …

The deployment of battery-powered electric bus systems within the public transportation
sector plays an important role in increasing energy efficiency and abating emissions. Rising …

This paper addresses the Electric Vehicle Scheduling Problem (E-VSP), in which a set of
timetabled bus trips, each starting from and ending at specific locations and at specific times …

Because of zero emissions and other social and economic benefits, electric vehicles (EVs)
are currently being introduced in more and more transit agencies around the world. One of …

In this paper, we propose a vehicle-scheduling model for electric transit buses with either
battery swapping or fast charging at a battery station, and a vehicle-scheduling model with …

Reducing pollutant emissions and promoting sustainable mobility solutions, including Public
Transport (PT), are increasingly becoming key objectives for policymakers worldwide. In this …

This paper presents new models for multiple depot vehicle scheduling problem (MDVS) and
multiple depot vehicle scheduling problem with route time constraints (MDVSRTC). The …

Alternative-fuel vehicles are gaining popularity as a mode of transit, and research is being
done into how current infrastructure can accommodate them. The problem of vehicle …

We study how to efficiently plan a bus dispatch operation within a public transport terminal
working with a mixed fleet of electric and diesel buses and a restricted number of chargers …