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Public transport network optimisation in PTV Visum using selection hyper-heuristics

Heyken Soares, Philipp; Ahmed, Leena; Mao, Yong; Mumford, Christine L.

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Authors

Philipp Heyken Soares

Leena Ahmed

YONG MAO yong.mao@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Christine L. Mumford



Abstract

Despite the progress in the field of automatic public transport route optimisation in recent years, there exists a clear gap between the development of optimisation algorithms and their applications in real-world planning processes. In this study, we bridge this gap by developing an interface between the urban transit routing problem (UTRP) and the professional transport modelling software PTV Visum. The interface manages the differences in data requirements between the two worlds of research and allows the optimisation of public transport lines in Visum network models. This is demonstrated with the application of selection hyper-heuristics on two network models representing real-world urban areas. The optimisation objectives include the passengers’ average travel time and operators’ costs. Furthermore, we show how our approach can be combined with a mode choice model to optimise the use of public transport in relation to other modes. This feature is applied in a special optimisation experiment to reduce the number of private vehicles on a selected set of links in the network. The results demonstrate the successful implementation of our interface and the applied optimisation methods for a multi-modal public transport network.

Citation

Heyken Soares, P., Ahmed, L., Mao, Y., & Mumford, C. L. (2021). Public transport network optimisation in PTV Visum using selection hyper-heuristics. Public Transport, 13(1), 163-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-020-00249-7

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 17, 2020
Online Publication Date Nov 17, 2020
Publication Date 2021-03
Deposit Date Sep 1, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Public Transport
Print ISSN 1866-749X
Electronic ISSN 1613-7159
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 13
Issue 1
Pages 163-196
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12469-020-00249-7
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4872156
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12469-020-00249-7

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