Abstract

Majority of the urban commuters in developing countries don't have access to private vehicles and are dependant on public transportation. Bus transit is the most popular means of transportation. This is because of its near to door accessibility, flexibility in operation and economic affordability. This study is an effort to develop efficient bus transit network routes for a large network through the application of genetic algorithms. The algorithm is tested on a benchmark route network and the results obtained using the proposed algorithm is compared with the previous results. Hence, the algorithm is implemented on a large network and the transit routes obtained using proposed methodology is reported.