Study of the downtime duration of buses at public transport stops
Students Name: Podolskyi Roman Ihorovych
Qualification Level: magister
Speciality: Cargo and Transport Management
Institute: Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Transport
Mode of Study: full
Academic Year: 2022-2023 н.р.
Language of Defence: ukrainian
Abstract: An important factor in the quality and comfort of transport service is the speed of communication, which directly determines the time a passenger spends on the road. Numerous studies have shown that the connection speed is proportional to the length of the disk with a certain dependence. The number of stops on the route has an inexplicable effect on the quality of passenger service: if there are few stops, the length of the journey increases and the speed of the connection increases[1]. In order to increase the comfort of users and ensure the optimal speed of movement, it is necessary to think over the organization of stopping points and the pedestrian paths associated with them. When planning elements of public transport infrastructure, it is necessary to take into account possible peak loads. In addition, it is worth paying attention to the development of the infrastructure around the stops (location of bicycle parking lots, information boards, urban furniture, etc.)[2]. The duration of a bus’s stay at public transport stops mainly affects the operating costs of city transport companies. The delay in the duration of the movement leads to the expensive use of additional bus traffic, including the corresponding additional share of drivers, which is necessary to ensure compliance with the schedule or the interval of movement that is required. But it should be taken into account that reducing the duration of the bus route (accelerating the speed of movement) can lead to a reduction in the duration of the vehicle operation cycle and the saving of passing vehicles[3.] Therefore, the funds saved can be effectively used or to improve the still insufficient transport provision without additional funding, or to directly reduce operating costs. The possibility of solving a complete complex task for the planning and creation of urban passenger transportation directly depends on how well it will be possible to systematize all the needs of the population in time and space and how accurately this will happen[4]. By increasing the functionality of the city’s existing passenger transport system and developing promising project solutions, it will be possible to ensure a high level of transport service for all residents[5.] Based on the results of the research, the following tasks were completed: 1) a study of the length of stay of buses at public transport stops in Lviv was conducted; 2) efficiency models of bus passenger transportation in terms of fuel consumption are determined; 3) trend lines were constructed for the dependence between the average duration of the bus stay at the stop and the hourly number of arrivals in the morning and afternoon rush hours; 4) graphs of changes in the length of stay of buses at stops of passenger road transport depending on the number of passengers entering and exiting the vehicle are plotted. Key words: duration of buses at stops, idle time, quality of passenger service, waiting time. References. 1. Polishchuk V.P., Korchevska A.A. On the issue of the functioning of the "intersection + stop point - traffic flow" system // Visnyk NTU. – 2012. – No. 26. – P. 259 – 262. 2. Dolya V. K. Passenger transport. // Kharkiv: "Fort View". - 2011. - 504 3. Vakulenko K.E., Dolya V.K. Management of urban passenger transport: training manual // XNUMG named after O. Beketova. - 2015. - 257 p. 4. Vasylenko T.E., Fesenko D.V., Dulnyavka O.Y. Study of the distribution of waiting time by passengers for buses on a compatible section of routes // ADI State Technical University "DonNTU", News of the Automobile and Road Institute. - 2009. - No. 2 (9). - P. 206 - 214. 5. Vdovichenko V.O., Samchuk G.O. Formation of a mathematical model of the functioning of transport and transfer hubs of urban passenger transport // Bulletin of NTU "KhPI" Mechanical and technological systems and complexes". – 2016. – No. 17 (1189). - P. 56 - 61.