Alternative Supply Standards for Bus Systems in Major Cities in Korea

Abstract

The current system of supply standards for buses in Korean cities fails to reach the demand for services. Passenger demand varies with route, time of the day, and with location along each route. In order to overcome this deficiency, alternative supply standards between the bus capacity and the passenger demand have been developed. The results of the analysis of this alternative reveal that some bus routes would gain and some would lose from the uniform application of the alternative supply standards. However, the overcrowding is spread out more uniformly through the alternative standards. Therefore, alternative standards may not be effectively applied under the present industry structure due to restrictions imposed by the uniform fare and to greater fluctuations in profitability.