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Article: Design of a rail transit line for profit maximization in a linear transportation corridor

TitleDesign of a rail transit line for profit maximization in a linear transportation corridor
Authors
KeywordsPopulation Density
Profit Maximization
Rail Line Design
Transit Pricing Structure
Transportation Corridor
Urban Form
Issue Date2012
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/tre
Citation
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics And Transportation Review, 2012, v. 48 n. 1, p. 50-70 How to Cite?
AbstractThis paper addresses the design problem of a rail transit line located in a linear urban transportation corridor. The service variables designed are a combination of rail line length, number and locations of stations, headway and fare. Two profit maximization models, which account for the effects of different transit pricing structures (flat and distance-based fare regimes), are proposed. In the proposed models, the effects of passenger demand elasticity and population density along the urban corridor are explicitly considered. The solution properties of the proposed models are explored and compared analytically, and the indifference condition for the two fare regimes in terms of the operator's net profit is identified. A heuristic solution algorithm to solve the proposed models is presented. Numerical examples are provided to show the effects of the fare regimes, rail capital cost and urban configuration (in terms of urban population distribution and corridor length) on the design of the rail transit line and the profitability of the rail transit operations. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/150610
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.884
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dc.contributor.authorWong, SCen_US
dc.contributor.authorSumalee, Aen_US
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dc.description.abstractThis paper addresses the design problem of a rail transit line located in a linear urban transportation corridor. The service variables designed are a combination of rail line length, number and locations of stations, headway and fare. Two profit maximization models, which account for the effects of different transit pricing structures (flat and distance-based fare regimes), are proposed. In the proposed models, the effects of passenger demand elasticity and population density along the urban corridor are explicitly considered. The solution properties of the proposed models are explored and compared analytically, and the indifference condition for the two fare regimes in terms of the operator's net profit is identified. A heuristic solution algorithm to solve the proposed models is presented. Numerical examples are provided to show the effects of the fare regimes, rail capital cost and urban configuration (in terms of urban population distribution and corridor length) on the design of the rail transit line and the profitability of the rail transit operations. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.en_US
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dc.subjectPopulation Densityen_US
dc.subjectProfit Maximizationen_US
dc.subjectRail Line Designen_US
dc.subjectTransit Pricing Structureen_US
dc.subjectTransportation Corridoren_US
dc.subjectUrban Formen_US
dc.titleDesign of a rail transit line for profit maximization in a linear transportation corridoren_US
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