An overview of solutions to the bus bunching problem in urban bus systems  

作　　者：Ying YANG Junchi CHENG Yang LIU 

机构地区：[1]School of Management,Shanghai University,Shanghai 200444,China [2]Information Science and Technology College,Dalian Maritime University,Dalian 116026,China [3]Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering,Chalmers University of Technology,Gothenburg 41296,Sweden

出　　处：《Frontiers of Engineering Management》2024年第4期661-675,共15页工程管理前沿（英文版）

基　　金：sponsored by State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Green Vehicle and Mobility under Project No.KFY2421,China.

摘　　要：Bus bunching has been a persistent issue in urban bus system since it first appeared,and it remains a challenge not fully resolved.This phenomenon may reduce the operational efficiency of the urban bus system,which is detrimental to the operation of fast-paced public transport in cities.Fortunately,extensive research has been undertaken in the long development and optimization of the urban bus system,and many solutions have emerged so far.The purpose of this paper is to summarize the existing solutions and serve as a guide for subsequent research in this area.Upon careful examination of current findings,it is found that,based on the different optimization objects,existing solutions to the bus bunching problem can be divided into five directions,i.e.,operational strategy improvement,traffic control improvement,driver driving rules improvement,passenger habit improvement,and others.While numerous solutions to bus bunching are available,there remains a gap in research exploring the integrated application of methods from diverse directions.Furthermore,with the development of autonomous driving,it is expected that the use of modular autonomous vehicles could be the most potential solution to the issue of bus bunching in the future.

关 键 词：bus bunching operation strategy traffic control driver driving rules passenger habits 

分 类 号：U492.22[交通运输工程—交通运输规划与管理]