The spatial coupling effect between urban public transport and commercial complexes: A network centrality perspective

F Ma, F Ren, KF Yuen, Y Guo, C Zhao, D Guo - Sustainable Cities and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The sustainable development of urban public transport (UPTN) and commercial complexes
is an important consideration of city planners. This study examined the coordinated coupling …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting bus bunching at the stop level: A geographically weighted regression approach

E Chioni, C Iliopoulou, C Milioti… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Efficient operation of bus networks is vital for urban centers. Unfortunately, factors such as
uneven passenger loads and congestion hinder the adherence to posted schedules …

Identifying spatio-temporal patterns of bus bunching in urban networks

CA Iliopoulou, CP Milioti, EI Vlahogianni… - Journal of Intelligent …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this paper is to identify hot spots of bus bunching events at the network
level, both in time and space, using Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) data from the Athens …

[HTML][HTML] Critical multi-link disruption identification for public transport networks: A multi-objective optimization framework

C Iliopoulou, MA Makridis - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its …, 2023 - Elsevier
Public transportation networks are vulnerable to uncertainty, which manifests in various
forms, disrupting their operations and leading to delays and passenger dissatisfaction …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of solutions to the bus bunching problem in urban bus systems

Y Yang, J Cheng, Y Liu - Frontiers of Engineering Management, 2024 - Springer
Bus bunching has been a persistent issue in urban bus system since it first appeared, and it
remains a challenge not fully resolved. This phenomenon may reduce the operational …

A robust integrated multi-strategy bus control system via deep reinforcement learning

Q Nie, J Ou, H Zhang, J Lu, S Li, H Shi - Engineering Applications of …, 2024 - Elsevier
An efficient urban bus control system has the potential to significantly reduce travel delays
and streamline the allocation of transportation resources, thereby offering enhanced and …

Mining customized bus demand spots based on smart card data: A case study of the Beijing public transit system

Y Cheng, A Huang, G Qi, B Zhang - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, to fix the shortcomings of traditional bus service and meet the diversified
needs of passengers, a new type of transit system, the customized bus (CB), has been …

Bus bunching from a stop-based perspective: insights from visual analytics

KH Tsoi, BPY Loo - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil …, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Bus bunching can deteriorate bus service quality and jeopardise the effectiveness of public
transit in promoting sustainable urban transport. This study applies artificial intelligence (AI) …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying Spatial–Temporal Characteristics and Significant Factors of Bus Bunching Based on an eGA and DT Model

M Yan, B Xie, G Xu - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bus bunching is a common phenomenon caused by irregular bus headway, which
increases the passenger waiting time, makes the passenger capacity uneven, and severely …

Understanding the factors that affect the bus bunching events' duration

C Iliopoulou, EI Vlahogianni… - 2020 IEEE 23rd …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dealing with bus bunching is a challenge for bus operators, as it strongly affects perception
on the level of service provided by buses. Despite the growing interest on bus bunching …