The book provides innovative theories, methods, and policy measures for urban public transport operations management. It is based on the authors’ recent studies on the operations management of different public transport modes, including bus, metro, bus rapid transit (BRT), and emerging transit modes. New policy measures, business models, optimization techniques, and simulation tools are offered to improve the service quality, efficiency, reliability and equity of urban public transport systems. It is aimed at both public transport researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. The book can be used as a text for both undergraduate and postgraduate students who study in Transportation Systems Engineering, and Operations Management.

Prof. Meng Xu is currently a Professor at the School of Systems Science and Institute Director of the Comprehensive Transportation Systems Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China. His research focuses on innovative urban mobility management, sustainable transportation system, urban transportation resilience, and smart city management. He is the author or co-author of over 200 articles in refereed journals, book chapters and proceedings, including Transportation Research Part A/B/C/D/E/F, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Transport Policy, Transport Reviews, European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR), and the International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT). He is the Associate Editor and Editorial Advisory Board of several journals in Transportation and Urban Studies, and the committee of several international academic organizations. His academic opinions and comments have been disseminated by different Medias. 

Prof. Tao Liu is a Professor at the School of Transportation and Logistics, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China. His research interests include public transport, multimodal transport, smart mobility, and sustainable transport. He has authored or co-authored over 80 papers in prestigious academic journals and conferences, including Transportation Research Part A/B/C/D/E, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Transport Policy, Transport Reviews, Omega, European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR), Computers & Industrial Engineering, and the International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTTT). He lectures on Public Transport Planning and Operations for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. He also provides consulting services to multiple public transport agencies.