Estimation Markov Decision Process of Multimodal Trip Chain between Integrated Transportation Hubs in Urban Agglomeration Based on Generalized Cost

An efficient multimodal transportation network is crucial to the development of urban agglomeration. Rapid transfer of travelers between integrated transportation hubs is essential for long-distance multimodal trip chains. The Markov Decision Process framework was estimated to explore the optimal tr...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Min Yue, Shu-Hong Ma, Wei Zhou, Xi-Fang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Transportation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5027133
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832568234910416896
author Min Yue
Shu-Hong Ma
Wei Zhou
Xi-Fang Chen
author_facet Min Yue
Shu-Hong Ma
Wei Zhou
Xi-Fang Chen
author_sort Min Yue
collection DOAJ
description An efficient multimodal transportation network is crucial to the development of urban agglomeration. Rapid transfer of travelers between integrated transportation hubs is essential for long-distance multimodal trip chains. The Markov Decision Process framework was estimated to explore the optimal transfer trip chain of different income groups, given that the states are considered nodes between hubs, the reward functions are calculated by using the generalized travel cost between states after travelers make action decision, and the actions between states contain bus, subway, taxi, and walk. The optimal trip chain can be obtained through a value iteration algorithm. In the case study, multimodal transfer trip chains of different types between Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijingxi Station in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration were constructed by MDP to compare the optimal trip chains of various groups. The findings of this study are as follows: (1) long-distance travelers always prefer to choose the unimodal fewer transfers trip chain between hubs; (2) long-distance travelers are more likely to choose the trip chain with more transfers more than long waiting time; (3) individual income difference affects the generalized cost of trip chains and also influences the optimal choice of trip chain through the MDP framework. One potential application of this study is to complement the research on the transfer behavior of multimodal trip chains in long-distance travel, which can be used to help management alleviate the excessive pressure of passenger flow between integrated hubs due to the sudden colossal travel flow during severe weather days or holidays.
format Article
id doaj-art-a4ff7b980b58442e80c19ec4f51db693
institution Kabale University
issn 2042-3195
language English
publishDate 2022-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Journal of Advanced Transportation
spelling doaj-art-a4ff7b980b58442e80c19ec4f51db6932025-02-03T00:59:32ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation2042-31952022-01-01202210.1155/2022/5027133Estimation Markov Decision Process of Multimodal Trip Chain between Integrated Transportation Hubs in Urban Agglomeration Based on Generalized CostMin Yue0Shu-Hong Ma1Wei Zhou2Xi-Fang Chen3College of Transportation EngineeringCollege of Transportation EngineeringCollege of Transportation EngineeringCollege of Transportation EngineeringAn efficient multimodal transportation network is crucial to the development of urban agglomeration. Rapid transfer of travelers between integrated transportation hubs is essential for long-distance multimodal trip chains. The Markov Decision Process framework was estimated to explore the optimal transfer trip chain of different income groups, given that the states are considered nodes between hubs, the reward functions are calculated by using the generalized travel cost between states after travelers make action decision, and the actions between states contain bus, subway, taxi, and walk. The optimal trip chain can be obtained through a value iteration algorithm. In the case study, multimodal transfer trip chains of different types between Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijingxi Station in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration were constructed by MDP to compare the optimal trip chains of various groups. The findings of this study are as follows: (1) long-distance travelers always prefer to choose the unimodal fewer transfers trip chain between hubs; (2) long-distance travelers are more likely to choose the trip chain with more transfers more than long waiting time; (3) individual income difference affects the generalized cost of trip chains and also influences the optimal choice of trip chain through the MDP framework. One potential application of this study is to complement the research on the transfer behavior of multimodal trip chains in long-distance travel, which can be used to help management alleviate the excessive pressure of passenger flow between integrated hubs due to the sudden colossal travel flow during severe weather days or holidays.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5027133
spellingShingle Min Yue
Shu-Hong Ma
Wei Zhou
Xi-Fang Chen
Estimation Markov Decision Process of Multimodal Trip Chain between Integrated Transportation Hubs in Urban Agglomeration Based on Generalized Cost
Journal of Advanced Transportation
title Estimation Markov Decision Process of Multimodal Trip Chain between Integrated Transportation Hubs in Urban Agglomeration Based on Generalized Cost
title_full Estimation Markov Decision Process of Multimodal Trip Chain between Integrated Transportation Hubs in Urban Agglomeration Based on Generalized Cost
title_fullStr Estimation Markov Decision Process of Multimodal Trip Chain between Integrated Transportation Hubs in Urban Agglomeration Based on Generalized Cost
title_full_unstemmed Estimation Markov Decision Process of Multimodal Trip Chain between Integrated Transportation Hubs in Urban Agglomeration Based on Generalized Cost
title_short Estimation Markov Decision Process of Multimodal Trip Chain between Integrated Transportation Hubs in Urban Agglomeration Based on Generalized Cost
title_sort estimation markov decision process of multimodal trip chain between integrated transportation hubs in urban agglomeration based on generalized cost
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/5027133
work_keys_str_mv AT minyue estimationmarkovdecisionprocessofmultimodaltripchainbetweenintegratedtransportationhubsinurbanagglomerationbasedongeneralizedcost
AT shuhongma estimationmarkovdecisionprocessofmultimodaltripchainbetweenintegratedtransportationhubsinurbanagglomerationbasedongeneralizedcost
AT weizhou estimationmarkovdecisionprocessofmultimodaltripchainbetweenintegratedtransportationhubsinurbanagglomerationbasedongeneralizedcost
AT xifangchen estimationmarkovdecisionprocessofmultimodaltripchainbetweenintegratedtransportationhubsinurbanagglomerationbasedongeneralizedcost