• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.100-109
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to explore factors that influence the use of intercity-bus services by means of applying a structural equation model. The data were collected by a questionnaire survey based on personal interviews with intercity-bus users in Chungcheongnam-do province. Analysis results show that environmental attributes of the bus service are more important than operational attributes. In the case of men, the cleanliness of bus stops and the ease of transportation card recharging are likely to be the most crucial factors. However, women are likely to consider the cleanliness of the bus as the most important factor affecting their satisfaction about the intercity-bus service. Moreover, as people's satisfaction about the bus service increases, their willingness to recommend the use of intercity-bus to others will increase. Therefore, to improve the use of intercity-bus and to increase the satisfaction about the service, clean buses must be provided. These results could contribute to developing a policy to activate the use of intercity-bus.

• International Journal of Railway
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.15-20
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• 2015

As a result of the current population concentrations in urban centers, demand for intercity transportation is increasing rapidly. Railway transportation is becoming popular as an intercity transportation because of its timely service, travel speeds and transport efficiency. Among the many railway systems, the innovative and environmentally friendly maglev system has been rated very highly as the next-generation intercity railway system. Linear induction motors are widely used for the propulsion of maglev trains because of their light weight and low construction costs. The urban maglev that was recently completed in Incheon airport site employs a 110km/h class linear induction motor. However, this system was designed to meet requirements for inner-city operations and is not suitable as an intercity transportation system, which requires medium to high speeds. Therefore, this study deals with the characteristics and designs of linear induction motors used for the propulsion of maglev trains that can be used as intercity trains. Rail car specifications for high-speed trains have been presented, and the characteristics of linear induction motors that can be used for the propulsion of these trains have been derived using the finite element method (FEM).

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.523-534
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• 2016

The purpose of this study is to develope a method for measuring social benefit by mitigating in-vehicle congestion level in intercity buses. Contingent valuation method and Tobit model are adopted for social benefit evaluation method. One thousand passengers were interviewed with 992 obtained valid samples. Tobit models with age, income level, and bus boarding times as explanatory variables are selected to estimate the willingness to pay for the mitigation of intercity bus in-vehicle congestion. Statistically and logically, two models with age or income level as explanatory variables are turned out to be valid. The intercity bus service supply status and usage are examined and the bus users who have willingness-to-pay for the intercity bus in-vehicle congestion mitigation have been identified. In case of the 'no standing' rules implemented to the intercity bus, the annual economic benefit from the service is estimated to be 14.7 billion won.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.550-561
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• 2008

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new transit assignment model for intercity rail networks. The characteristics of intercity rail are different from that of public transit in urban area. Line selection probability on route section is introduced to include the characteristics of intercity rail into transit assignment model. Network expansion is more simplified by a assumption line selection probability is externally given. The generalized cost is used to decide the volume of each transit line in most of existing transit assignment models. But, many variables have influence on the volume of each line such as time schedule of transit lines, inter-station distance, passengers' income, seasonal variation of demand and regional characteristics. The influence of these variables can be considered to decide the volume of each line by introducing line selection probability on route section. The tests on a small scale network show that the model proposed in this paper is superior to existing models for predicting intercity rail demand. Proposed model is suitable to consider the complicated fare structure of intercity rail and to draw inter-station demand directly as a result of assignment procedure.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2008.11b
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• pp.529-535
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• 2008

Recently a rolling stock has been requiring more convenience facilities for passenger as well as satisfied the basic functions. The convenience facilities design take into consideration safety factor, convenience and easy accessible for disable passenger. In a point of view, convenience facilities should be considered and designed as well as related safety. This paper describes points to be considered on design with related to convenience facilities and safety factor of Diesel Multiple Unit for Intercity through the IRISH DMU.

• Wind and Structures
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.257-273
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• 2008

A number of passive aerodynamic drag reduction methods were applied separately and then in different combinations on an intercity bus model, through wind tunnel studies on a 1:20 scale model of a Mercedes Benz Tourismo 15 RHD intercity bus. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling was also conducted in parallel to assist with flow visualisation. The commercial CFD package $CFX^{TM}$ was used. It has been found that dramatic reductions in coefficient of drag ($C_D$) of up to 70% can be achieved on the model using tapered and rounded top and side leading edges, and a truncated rear boat-tail. The curved front section allows the airflow to adhere to the bus surfaces for the full length of the vehicle, while the boat-tails reduce the size of the low pressure region at the base of the bus and more importantly, additional pressure recovery occurs and the base pressures rise, reducing drag. It is found that the CFD results show remarkable agreement with experimental results, both in the magnitude of the force coefficients as well as in their trends. An analysis shows that such a reduction in aerodynamic drag could lead to a significant 28% reduction in fuel consumption for a typical bus on intercity or interstate operation. This could translate to a massive dollar savings as well as significant emissions reductions across a fleet. On road tests are recommended.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.488-498
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• 2009

The characteristics of intercity rail network are different from those of public transit network in urban area. In this paper, we proposed a new transit assignment model which is generalized form of deterministic assignment model by introducing line selection probability on route section. This model consider various characteristics of intercity rail and simplify network expansion for appling search algorithms developed in road assignment model. We showed the model availability by comparing with existing models using virtual networks. The tests on a small scale network show that this model is superior to existing models for predicting intercity rail demand.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.1902-1907
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• 2007

This paper suggests improvements in travel cost function of transit assignment model by analysing existing model. Two types of travel cost function are widely used for congested public networks. The one is used for strictly restricting public transport capacity. Another is non-decreasing function such as BPR function. In this paper, we analyse two types of travel cost function in case of intercity rail. The characteristics of intercity rail are different from those of public transit in urban area. Therefore travel cost function must be differently applied in each case.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.248-255
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• 2014

Though the Platform Screen Door System (PSD) has received a positive evaluation and is installed in all the Urban Railroad platforms, PSD is not installed in the Intercity Railroad platforms. The limitation of PSD in the Intercity Railroad platforms is due to the fact that first, various types of trains such as KTX, Saemaeul, Mugunghwa, and Nuriro stop at the platforms and their locations of the doors are different and secondly, they are not operated under ATO (automatic train operation). RPSD system currently under research and development, on the other hand, is based on the improved door that slides up and down and can be installed in any Intercity Railroad platform regardless of the length of the train, the location of doors, and the number of doors. This study considers the mechanism of RPSD, develops a manual open/close algorithm, and evaluates the function of RPSD. The results show that the manual open/close algorithm achieves a significant improvement in efficiency when provided with power supply.

• Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.111-122
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• 2007

This paper investigates the rail service patterns by train class. The emphasis in intercity rail planning is to more efficiently use of existing station facilities. Rail transit operations are affected by the system layout and ridership patterns and by work rules. Operations are also influenced by past practices and the institutional setting. Main factors to decide train service patterns are the location, socioeconomic characteristics, land use and travel demand of the station. In this context, the travel demand of intercity rail station is of crucial significance. Tests on a KTX case shows that train service frequency can be efficiently decreased in weekday to transport the same passenger demand. The work has shown many subjects that need further research including various factors influencing on train frequency. This study serves the railroad authorities in planning and determining business strategy in the increasingly competitive environment of regional rail transport.