A method for the selection of bus route time control points based on comprehensive evaluation index

To set the time control points of a bus route more reasonably, three setting principles that should be abided are brought forward. They are stops with heavy volumes, minor difference among bus travel times and control points should not be adjacent stops respectively. Then considering the number of passengers serviced, the differences in travel times of the buses at the stops and the uniformity of the control points, the stop service status and control point uniformity are developed. These two indices can be used to quantify the three setting principles. The weighting factors of the two indices are determined based on entropy weight method. The comprehensive evaluation index is developed and then the selection flow for the time control points is constructed based on the index. Finally, route 63 in Harbin is taken as an example to explain the method developed in this paper.