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REX: A Realistic Time-Dependent Model for Multimodal Public Transport

Authors Spyros Kontogiannis , Paraskevi-Maria-Malevi Machaira, Andreas Paraskevopoulos , Christos Zaroliagis

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  • Theory of computation → Shortest paths
  • Mathematics of computing → Graph algorithms
  • Applied computing → Transportation
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  • multimodal journey planning
  • REX model
  • TRIPLA query algorithm
  • schedule-based timetables

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Abstract

We present the non-FIFO time-dependent graph model with REalistic vehicle eXchange times (REX) for schedule-based multimodal public transport, along with a novel query algorithm called TRIP-based LAbel-correction propagation (TRIPLA) algorithm that efficiently solves the realistic earliest-arrival routing problem. The REX model possesses all strong features of previous time-dependent graph models without suffering from their deficiencies. It handles non-negligible exchanges from one vehicle to another, as well as supports non-FIFO instances which are typical in public transport, without compromising space efficiency. We conduct a thorough experimental evaluation with real-world data which demonstrates that TRIPLA significantly outperforms all state-of-the-art query algorithms for multimodal earliest-arrival routing in schedule-based public transport.

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Spyros Kontogiannis, Paraskevi-Maria-Malevi Machaira, Andreas Paraskevopoulos, and Christos Zaroliagis. REX: A Realistic Time-Dependent Model for Multimodal Public Transport. In 22nd Symposium on Algorithmic Approaches for Transportation Modelling, Optimization, and Systems (ATMOS 2022). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 106, pp. 12:1-12:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2022) https://doi.org/10.4230/OASIcs.ATMOS.2022.12

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Spyros Kontogiannis
  • Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Ioannina, Greece
  • Computer Technology Institute & Press "Diophantus", Rion, Greece
Paraskevi-Maria-Malevi Machaira
  • Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics, University of Patras, Greece
  • Computer Technology Institute & Press "Diophantus", Rion, Greece
Andreas Paraskevopoulos
  • Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics, University of Patras, Greece
  • Computer Technology Institute & Press "Diophantus", Rion, Greece
Christos Zaroliagis
  • Department of Computer Engineering & Informatics, University of Patras, Greece
  • Computer Technology Institute & Press "Diophantus", Rion, Greece

Funding

This work was supported by the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation (co-financed by EU and GR national funds), under project i-Deliver (T2EDK-03472).

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