Effects on passengers due to long dwelling time at bus halt: a case study from Sri Lanka
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Date
2016
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Sri Lanka Society for Transport and Logistics
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Dwell time was measured as the time a public transit vehicle spends at its scheduled bus stop for passenger boarding without moving, which is one of the main determinants of service quality of public transportation [1]. Long dwell time causes many problems for passengers, public transport operators and environment. A bus route (Route No 255), between Mount Lavinia and Kottawa which is one of the bus routes with the highest demand in Moratuwa with a frequency of 300 buses per day was selected as the case. Katubedda junction being a major transfer point between two roads was selected as a case to study dwell time. The objectives of this research were to identify: (a) the present practice of dwell time, (b) passenger perceptions about longer dwell time and (c) the rationale of users' mode choice.
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Bus passengers, Dwelling time, Sri Lanka
Citation
Rangala, U., & Sivakumar, T. (2016). Effects on passengers due to long dwelling time at bus halt: a case study from Sri Lanka [Extended Abstract]. In T.L. Gunaruwan (Ed.), Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2016 (pp. 45-47). Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics. https://slstl.lk/r4tli-2016/