Very little research relating the efficiency of passenger bus interaction with delays at the busway stations has been published. The delay caused by passenger bus interaction can cause delays to other buses using the platform. Demand for public transport in Brisbane is increasing, mainly because of the introduction of the busway network and increases in fuel price. Many high frequency buses are already running full during the peak hours, leaving passengers behind at many intermediate busway stations. The effect of this additional passenger delay needs to be taken into account while evaluating busway stations. In this paper a pilot study was carried out at Mater Hill Busway station on the South East Busway, Brisbane, is discussed in order to illustrate the methodology. The paper quantifies the operational efficiency of the busway station with respect to bus dwell times. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E216058.
Samenvatting