New approach to calculation of a transfer matrix in a transit network

The transfer rate is considered a metric for the evaluation of the efficiency of current or proposed transit networks. Assessing transfers is very important in the redesign process, in which it is necessary to have a simple method to calculate the transfer rate in the modelling process. With this transfer information, an unreasonably high transfer rate may require the transit system to consider redesign of the network. The objective of this research is to develop a simple model for transfer calculation that can assist with transit network design, but without the need for detailed data. Initially, the question to be answered is, how many transfers are necessary for every person to travel from any location to another location in the city? Secondly, how many trips are made with how many transfers in the transit network? One may then explore potential improvements in the transit network. The results of the proposed transfer model were validated with real transfer data obtained from Translink, the transit authority in south east Queensland (SEQ)