Evaluation of the multimodality of the passenger transport system of the Lviv region
Students Name: Prystavskyi Stepan
Qualification Level: magister
Speciality: Cargo and Transport Management
Institute: Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Transport
Mode of Study: full
Academic Year: 2023-2024 н.р.
Language of Defence: ukrainian
Abstract: The multimodal passenger transport system is a very effective mechanism for improving the quality of passenger service during transport and increasing the efficiency of the operation of transport service providers in relation to passenger transport. Multimodal transportation allows not only to increase the intensity of the use of vehicles, but also to reduce the passenger’s travel time. The main task of the organization of multimodal transportation is the maximum satisfaction of the population’s demand for transport services with the most efficient use of rolling stock. The term "multimodal transportation" in Ukrainian studies is more often used in relation to cargo transportation, although foreign scientists pay a lot of attention to the development of multimodal passenger transportation. According to [1], the use of more than one type of transport for transportation in the urban area forms a multimodal transport system of the city. In multimodal passenger systems, the formation of agreed traffic schedules of passengers of various types of transport, which interact with each other, is relevant [2]. Important in this context is the formation of modern multimodal transport and transfer hubs, which would provide the passenger with the entire set of necessary information services and make the transfer between different types of transport as comfortable as possible [3]. According to [3], a multimodal transport hub is a "complex technical and economic system that connects transport links and ensures effective interaction of various types of transport for the transportation of goods and passengers". A very important problem when planning a multimodal network is the coordination of transfers. The problem of coordination of transfers consists in determining the schedule that tries to guarantee the coordination of flights on different lines at connecting stops [4 - 6]. Multimodality should be taken into account when evaluating the efficiency of the transportation system and when evaluating the effect of adding or removing typical multimodal modes. This performance depends on the behavioral response of travelers to changes in the network. Based on the results of the research, the following tasks were completed: 1) an analysis of literary sources was carried out regarding the understanding of the concept of multimodal transport networks and their main components; 2) an analysis of the available connection of the centers of the administrative districts of the Lviv region by passenger road and rail transport routes was carried out: the available non-stop connections and possible options for movement with one transfer were determined; 3) a comparison of the time and cost characteristics of passengers’ trips when using different travel options was made; 4) a graph of the existing road and railway network of the Lviv region is created in the PTV Visum software; 5) modeling of the possible passenger flow between the administrative centers of the Lviv region was carried out with different variants of movements. Key words: multimodal transportation, transfer hub, passenger flow, trip duration. References. 1. Kumar P.P., Parida M., Swami M. (2013). Performance Evaluation of Multimodal Transportation Systems. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. Volume 104. Pages 795-804. 2. Lomotko, D.V., Voskoboinykov, D.H., Lystopad, M.S., Sidarchuk, A.D. (2017) Shliakhy udoskonalennia tekhnolohii multymodalnykh shvydkisnykh pasazhyrskykh perevezen. Zbirnyk naukovykh prats DNUZT im. akad. V.Lazariana. – Vypusk 13. – S. 59 – 66. 3. Khodakivska Ye.V. (2020). Udoskonalennia orhanizatsii roboty zaliznychnoi transportnoi systemy Ukrainy na osnovi intelektualizatsii upravlinnia multymodalnymy pasazhyrskymy perevezenniamy. Intelektualni transportni tekhnolohii: tezy dopovidei 1-oi mizhnarodnoi naukovo-tekhnichnoi konferentsii - Truskavets-Kharkiv: UkrDUZT. - S. 42-44. 4. Nachtigall, K., Voget, S. (1996). A genetic algorithm approach to periodic railway synchronization. Computers & Operations Research. Volume 23, Issue 5. P. 453-463. 5. Castelli L., Pesenti R., Ukovich W. (2004). Scheduling multimodal transportation systems. European Journal of Operational Research,Volume 155, Issue 3. Pages 603-615. 6. Jang-Jei Jaw, Amedeo R. Odoni, Harilaos N. Psaraftis, Nigel H.M. Wilson. (1986). A heuristic algorithm for the multi-vehicle advance request dial-a-ride problem with time windows. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological. Volume 20, Issue 3. Pages 243-257