PROLONGED BUS WAITING TIME AT A BUS STOP CAUSED BY PASSENGERS' ENTRANCE AND EXIT.

Continuous mobility of citizens implies the need for movement. Public transport helps and allows residents perform activities of daily living caused by commuting and has great significance in the functioning and connecting different parts of the city. Low-floor buses are becoming increasingly popular in the public transport system compared to standard buses with steps. The number and height of stairs buses, as well as number of doors, affecting the slower entry and exit of passengers from buses, accumulation of passengers, longer standing buses on the stations, prolonged travel time, disorder intervals and timetables. Time losses cumulatively grow and can't be recovered. On the other hand, using low-floor buses may eliminate most of negative elements. This paper will compare these two types of buses in terms of the retention time on the bus stop due to the changes of passengers.. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]