Yan, Yadan and Liu, Zhiyuan and Meng, Qiang and Jiang, Yu (2013) Robust optimization model of bus transit network design with stochastic travel time. Journal of Transportation Engineering, 139 (6). pp. 625-634. ISSN 0733-947X
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The design of urban bus transit systems aims to determine a network configuration with a set of bus lines and associated frequencies that achieve the targeted objective. This paper presents a methodology framework to formulate and solve the bus transit network design problem (TNDP). It first proposes a TNDP taking into account the travel time stochasticity. A robust optimization model is formulated for the proposed problem, which aims to minimize the sum of the expected value of the operator cost and its variability multiplied by a weighting value. A heuristic solution approach, based on k-shortest path algorithm, simulated annealing algorithm, Monte Carlo simulation, and probit-type discrete choice model, is subsequently developed to solve the robust optimization model. Finally, the proposed methodology is applied to a numerical example. (C) 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers.