How p****engers choose their routes

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How p****engers choose their routes

August 10, 2008, 11:48:53 am

Hi,

I know that p****engers choose the route with the minimum transfers when they travel from one station to another. I have some further questions:
1) Building A is covered by two stations (M and N), and building B is covered by a station (P). How do p****engers from A to B decide which station to use, if station P is accessible from both stations?
2) What if P is not accessible from N? Will p****engers from A to B appear in the "no route" value of N?
3) (A different situation) There are two possible routes from station X to station Y, with the same number of transfers (say X>Q>R>Y and X>S>T>Y). Do the p****engers from X to Y choose their routes completely randomly, or will most of them choose the same route?

Thanks
V813

Re: How p****engers choose their routes

Reply #1 – August 10, 2008, 08:09:26 pm

1+2) If the station is next to M, then p****enger will try to find a route from M. If there is no route, then it will be "No route", even if there may be a route from N. The farther stations (N) will be only tried, when M is overcrowded.

3) They will all choose the same route. However, which route may change from stop to stop (including factors like building order an so on).

Re: How p****engers choose their routes

Reply #2 – August 11, 2008, 05:36:54 am

Thanks prissi

EDIT:
So p****engers use the station nearest to their home, unless that station is overcrowded. Does that apply to destinations, i.e. p****engers go to the station nearest to their destination building unless it is overcrowded?

Re: How p****engers choose their routes

Reply #3 – August 16, 2008, 07:54:11 pm

Yes, if only overcrowded stations are found => no route