Integration of Timetabling, Multi-type Vehicle Scheduling and User Routing in Public Transit Network considering Fuel Consumption

Abstract : This paper focuses on the integration of timetabling, multi-type vehicle scheduling and user routing in transit network considering fuel consumption. For the integrated problem, we consider the users' preferences for departure and arrival times and the capacity limits of vehicles. Additionally, the multi-type vehicle and fuel consumption factors are also the key contributions, which are firstly added into the integrated problem. The objective is to minimize the inconvenience of the users (i.e. in-vehicle times, line-transfer penalties and deviation between desired departure and arrival times), penalties of users not served and the cost of line runs and fuel consumption for operators. Finally, we establish a mixed-integer programming model for the integrated problem.