Methods of vehicle selection in the multimodal passenger transportation system

Abstract

The article presents the results of the analysis of the methods of justification and choice of vehicles in the organization of long-distance multimodal passenger transportation involving water and related modes of transport. The analysis of the factors determining the need to use a combined approach in the organization of passenger transportation is carried out. Analytical and mathematical methods of selecting modes of transport are considered, including methods of multi-criteria optimization in the problem of selecting vehicles in the combined passenger transport system. An algorithm for selecting vehicles in the multimodal passenger transportation system has been compiled, which takes into account all of the above stages. The calculation of quantitative and analysis of qualitative indicators of the choice of the mode of transport with the participation of water transport and specific vehicles is carried out on the example of the organization of the passenger line "Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan – Samara" using various schemes of combining modes of transport. The proposed approach and algorithm for the complex solution of the problem ensure the coordination of the economic interests of the interacting modes of transport and increase the attractiveness of long-distance multimodal communication for passengers