Waiting Time of Public Transport Passengers in Jordan: Magnitude and Cost

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Waiting Time of Public Transport Passengers in Jordan: Magnitude and Cost

Shtayat, A; Abu Alfoul, M; Moridpour, S; Al-Hurr, N; Magableh, K; Harahsheh, I; (2019) Waiting Time of Public Transport Passengers in Jordan: Magnitude and Cost. The Open Transportation Journal , 13 pp. 227-235. 10.2174/1874447801913010227. Green open access

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Abstract

Aim: This paper is a research study investigating the magnitude and cost of waiting time as experienced by public transport users in Jordan. This study also used spatial analysis to measure services provided for public transport routes according to the average waiting time. Methods: The data for waiting time of public transport users were collected using field observation and a professional spatial analysis applied to identify several locations experiencing short time delays. Results: This study found a relationship between the total costs of waiting time, including wasted time and money, and revealed that the money spent by the passengers was more than their average monthly income. Conclusion: The findings can be used as valuable information for researchers, government policy-makers, and transport agencies to firstly, develop more punctual public transport modes; and secondly, manage public transport trips to minimize time delays.

Type:	Article
Title:	Waiting Time of Public Transport Passengers in Jordan: Magnitude and Cost
Open access status:	An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI:	10.2174/1874447801913010227
Publisher version:	https://doi.org/10.2174/1874447801913010227
Language:	English
Additional information:	© 2019 Shtayat et al. Open-Access License: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Keywords:	Average waiting time, Spatial analysis, Waiting time cost, Travel cost, Time delay, Punctuality
UCL classification:	UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng
URI:	https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10139655