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Stop-skipping and timetable synchronization in a transit network for subway operation are two effective strategies to reduce passengers' total travel time.Most of the current research on the topic does not consider stop-skipping strategy and timetable synchronization simultaneously. This paper proposes a mixed-integer programming model based on passenger smart-card data concerning the trains' capacity to minimize passengers' total waiting time and in-vehicle time and maximize the number of passengers who successfully reach their destination. Since increasing the number of trains, stations, or the study horizon, exponentially increase the size of the problem, seeking practical methods to... 

Transit systems, especially metro lines, play a pivotal role in addressing people's mobility needs in metropolitan areas. Accordingly, incorporating policies that improve the quality of service and attract new passengers is of vital importance. In this regard, operational strategies allow for more efficient use of the transit facilities without investing a substantial amount of time and capital. In this research, the stop-skipping strategy has been evaluated by proposing a mathematical optimization model with the aim of improving passengers' waiting and in-vehicle times, representing users' cost, along with trains running times, representing the transit company's cost. The decision variables...