Analysing the Variability of Transit Users Behaviour with Smart Card Data

It is shown that the behaviours of regular transit users evolve with time both in terms of transit stops frequented and time of boarding, hence, variability of behaviours also changes for various user types.

Abstract

This paper proposes various measures regarding the variability of travel behaviours of transit users. The analyses are performed with smart card data collected over a ten months period. The variability in terms of boarding per day and new stops frequented with the days of travel on the transit network is examined. Data mining techniques are then used to classify days of travel according to the similarity of the boarding time periods. In this view, the use of two specific smart cards is examined in more details. These experiments first show that the behaviours of regular transit users evolve with time both in terms of transit stops frequented and time of boarding. Hence, variability of behaviours also changes for various user types