Operator cost

Up to three cost values (attributes Cost rate1 to 3) can be entered for each operator. For each of these three cost values, one of the following cost types can be selected.

  • Depreciation costs, for example investment costs (debt service for depot and offices)
  • Running costs, for example maintenance costs (maintenance for the depot and administrative/sales costs).

To distribute operator costs to the vehicle journeys, which are operated by this operator, a distribution key can be specified which consists of the following weighted indicators

  • Service kilometers (WeightServKm)
  • Seat kilometers (WeightSeatKm)
  • Service time (WeightServTime)
  • Number of vehicle journeys (WeightJourneys)
  • Passenger trips unlinked (WeightPTripsUnlinked)
  • Passenger kilometers (WeightPassKmTrav)

With the values of any combination of these six attributes, you can thus distribute the operator costs onto vehicle journeys. The weighting factors must amount to 100 % (User Manual: PuT operating indicators: Infrastructure cost tab).

Table 258: Formulas for calculating operator costs

Distribution of operator costsOon a vehicle journey

The share of one vehicle journey V in the operator costs of its operator O is:

Cost type depreciation costs

CostValueO: for example investment costs for a depot

with q = 1 + p/100

Cost type running costs

CostValueO: = for example annual maintenance costs for the depot

ShareV

The share of one vehicle journey V in operator (O) costs

FO

Number of all vehicle journeys of operator O

CostValueO

Cost value which is specified as operator attribute

CostOpAP, O

Operator costs of operator O in analysis period (AP)

CostOpV

Operator costs for one vehicle journey V by operator O.

FacTS

The transport supply projection factor from AP to AH

DT

Depreciation time in years

p

Interest rate [%]
Calculation example: Depreciation costs

Table 259: Calculation example for depreciation costs of the operator

Cost rate 1: Investment costs for depot

7500000 CU

Depreciation time DT

10 years

Interest rate

7%

Projection factor transport supply (FacTS)

365

Operator Cost 1 for "Urban operator"

= 2925.57 CU

Weight service kilometers

25 %

Service kilometers of trip 96

27.5 km

Service kilometers total for operator "Urban operator"

1330km

Weight seat kilometers

25 %

Seat kilometers of trip 96

962.5 km

Seat kilometers total for operator "Urban operator"

46,550 km

Weight passenger kilometers

50 %

Passenger kilometers of trip 96

2,495.0 km

Passenger kilometers total for operator "Urban operator"

109,000 km

Share of vehicle journey 96 in operating costs

Operator Cost 1 for vehicle journey 96

2925.57 CU • 0.022 = 63.73 CU
Calculation example: Running costs

Table 260: Calculation example for the running costs of the operator

Cost rate 2: Maintenance cost for depot

80000 CU

Time reference of the cost rate

Analysis horizon

Projection factor transport supply (FacTS)

365

Operator Cost 2 for "Urban operator"

Weight service kilometers

25 %

Service kilometers of trip 96

27.5 km

Service kilometers total for operator "Urban operator"

1330 km

Weight seat kilometers

25 %

Seat kilometers of trip 96

962.5 km

Seat kilometers total for operator "Urban operator"

46,550 km

Weight passenger kilometers

50 %

Passenger kilometers of trip 96

2,495.0 km

Passenger kilometers total for operator "Urban operator"

109,000 km

Share of vehicle journey 96 in operating costs

Operator Cost 2 for vehicle journey 96