Calculation of indicators on different aggregation levels

Visum allows indicators to be calculated in different granularity. Passenger kilometers, costs, and revenues, for example, can be calculated for vehicle journeys of specific line using low-floor buses between 6 and 7 a.m. in the municipal territory. Or have the passenger kilometers calculated for each operator in your model, to divide the fare revenues between the operators.

The indicators can be calculated as follows.

  • spatially differentiated according to stop points (Using Visum: Carrying out the procedure PuT operating indicators)
  • According to operating companies
  • Temporal distinction through freely adjustable time intervals within a day, or – if a calendar is used – within a week or a year. This is possible independently of the procedure PuT operating indicators (Using Visum: Adjusting the general procedure settings).
  • Differentiated according to the objects of the line hierarchy. These include main lines, lines, line routes, line route items, time profiles, time profile items, vehicle journeys and vehicle journey items

There are different levels of detail for assigning indicators to territories or stop points. To calculate indicators on these levels of detail, apply the procedure PuT operating indicators (Using Visum: Calculating PuT operating indicators). The results of the procedure can be found in the PuT detail lists for territories or stop points. In detail, the indicators can be calculated object-wise on the following levels (this concerns indicators from the PuT assignment as well as the procedures PuT operating indicators and Line blocking):

Territory

Stop point

Territory x Transport system

Stop point x Transport system

Territory x Operator

Stop point x Operator

Territory x Main line

Stop point x Main line

Territory x Line

Stop point x Line

Territory x Line route

Stop point x Line route

Territory x Time profile

Stop point x Time profile

Territory x Vehicle journey

Stop point x Vehicle journey

Territory x Transport system x Vehicle combination

Stop point x Transport system x Vehicle combination

Territory x Operator x Vehicle combination

Stop point x Operator x Vehicle combination

Territory x Main line x Vehicle combination

Stop point x Main line x Vehicle combination

Territory x Line x Vehicle combination

Stop point x Line x Vehicle combination

Territory x Line route x Vehicle combination

Stop point x Line route x Vehicle combination

Territory x Time profile x Vehicle combination

Stop point x Time profile x Vehicle combination

Territory x Vehicle journey x Vehicle combination

Stop point x Vehicle journey x Vehicle combination

A relation from stop points and stops to the stop point PuT details allows access via indirect attributes and aggregation to further levels.

  • Stop point x Transport system

Below you can see an example of such aggregation levels. If a Visum model has two territories (west, east) and three transport systems (bus, tram, train), indicators are calculated for each combination of territory and transport system on the level territory x transport system. The result is 2 x 3 = 6 elements.

Table 201: Level Territory x Transport system

Territory

TSys

ServiceKm

PassengerKm

East

Bus

2,776.88

17,219.58

East

Train

1,611.57

21,094.72

East

Tram

6,796.78

187,312.42

West

Bus

538.57

9,671.80

West

Train

323.14

5,803.08

West

Tram

5,703.52

214,538.25

Note: Not every indicator is available for all aggregation levels. In the file IndicatorAvailability.xls under ...Program files\PTV Vision\PTV Visum 2025\Doc\Eng you will find tables that show you the aggregation levels at which the indicators are available.

Note: If for some lines there is no allocation to main lines or if no operator has been allocated, classes without names are created for the corresponding aggregation levels, which summarize these services.