Stop point cost

Stop point costs are infrastructure costs which accumulate when using a stop point. The costs are defined for each stop point. The costs are evenly distributed between the vehicle journeys which allow boarding and alighting on this stop point. Optionally, cost allocation may be limited to those vehicle journey sections that start or end at the stop point. For passenger trip chains, only the outer stops are accounted for. To model the costs, up to three cost values (attributes Cost rate1 to Cost rate3) may be entered for each stop point (User Manual: Properties and options of stop points). For each of these three cost values, one of the following cost types can be selected.

  • Depreciation costs, for example annual costs for depreciation and interest rates which result from the investment cost for the link
  • Running costs, for example maintenance costs and operating costs
  • Utilization costs, for example fees for using stop points or tracks

Dependent on the selected cost type, the allocation of the costs to the individual vehicle journeys is then carried out according to the formulas described below.

Table 257: Formulas for the calculation of stop point costs

Cost type depreciation costs

CostValue: for example investment costs for a stop point (Stop point attributes CostRate1 to 3)

with q = 1 + p/100

Cost type running costs

CostValue: for example annual maintenance costs for a stop point (Stop point attributes CostRate1 to 3)

Cost type utilization costs

CostValue: for example fees for using a stop point (Stop point attributes CostRate1 to 3)

CostSPV, SP = CostValueSP

CostValueSP

Cost value which is entered as an attribute of the stop point SP. For running costs the value can refer to AP or AH. Depreciation costs and utilization costs can either be distributed to all vehicle journeys or allocated only to vehicle journeys which end or start at this stop point.

CostSPAP, HP

Stop point costs of the stop point SP in the analysis period (AP).

CostSPV, SP

Costs for a vehicle journey V which uses the stop point SP.

∑VSP

Number of vehicle journeys which use stop point SP.

FacTS

The transport supply projection factor from AP to AH (User Manual: Specifying a calendar and valid days)

DT

Depreciation time in years

p

Interest rate [%]