Article

Received 19.08.2025

Revised 27.11.2025

Accepted 29.12.2025

Retrieved from Vol. 28, No. 2, 2025

Pages 41 -51

Lytvyn, V., & Klymenko, I. (2025). Study of the impact of route parameters on fuel consumption by buses in urban conditions. The National Transport University Bulletin: A Scientific and Technical Journal, 28(2), 41-51. https://doi.org/10.32703/2617-9040-2025-46-3

Study of the impact of route parameters on fuel consumption by buses in urban conditions

Vadym Lytvyn Iryna Klymenko

The  work  is  devoted  to  improving  the  efficiency  of  passenger  transport  by  studying  the  impact  of route  parameters  on  bus fuel  consumption  in  urban  conditions.  Bus  fuel  consumption  is  a  major component of transport costs and has a significant impact on fare setting, so the results obtained also have  economic  and  social  implications.  It  was  found  that  one  of  the  main  technological  indicators affecting  bus  fuel  consumption  is  the  number  of  stops  on  the  route,  since  during  acceleration  and braking, more than 50% of fuel is spent on overcoming inertia. Based on the fuel balance equation, a mathematical  model  was  developed  to  investigate  the  impact  of  the  number  of  stops  on  bus  fuel consumption, taking into account the number of passengers in the cabin. The results of the modelling (using the example of a typical city bus route in Dnipro) allowed us to draw conclusions about the nature of the impact of the number of stops per 1 km of route and the average length of the journey on bus fuel consumption.  An  empirical  relationship  was  also  obtained,  which  allows  establishing  a  correlation between these parameters and information about the basic linear fuel consumption rate of vehicles. The presented  results  also  allow  assessing  the  technological  and  economic  benefits  of  introducing  more efficient bus modes of operation (e.g., express) in urban conditions

bus route; fuel consumption; transportation cost; mathematical model; fuel balance; stop; speed of connection; traffic mode
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