Effect of check point control strategies in a simulated transit operation

Reliability of a public transport operation is known to be an important measure of level of service for its patrons. It has been suggested that the reliability of a transit operation may be increased by regulating transit vehicles at various checkpoints in the network at the cost of increased travel time and decreased vehicle productivity. The operation of a selected Melbourne tram corridor is simulated with the aid of the trams (transit route animation and modelling by simulation) package to measure the effects of introducing various levels of severity of checkpoint control strategies (a).