diff --git a/activitysim/abm/models/trip_scheduling_choice.py b/activitysim/abm/models/trip_scheduling_choice.py
index 63f19f5a1..07b4eb447 100644
--- a/activitysim/abm/models/trip_scheduling_choice.py
+++ b/activitysim/abm/models/trip_scheduling_choice.py
@@ -276,7 +276,12 @@ def run_trip_scheduling_choice(
             choosers,
             chunk_trace_label,
             chunk_sizer,
-        ) in chunk.adaptive_chunked_choosers(state, indirect_tours, trace_label):
+        ) in chunk.adaptive_chunked_choosers(
+            state,
+            indirect_tours,
+            trace_label,
+            explicit_chunk_size=model_settings.explicit_chunk,
+        ):
             # Sort the choosers and get the schedule alternatives
             choosers = choosers.sort_index()
             # FIXME-EET: under use_explicit_error_terms, error terms here are aligned positionally, not keyed
@@ -373,7 +378,11 @@ class TripSchedulingChoiceSettings(LogitComponentSettings, extra="forbid"):
     Settings for the `trip_scheduling_choice` component.
     """
 
-    pass
+    explicit_chunk: float = 0
+    """
+    If > 0, use this chunk size instead of adaptive chunking.
+    If less than 1, use this fraction of the total number of rows.
+    """
 
 
 @workflow.step
diff --git a/activitysim/abm/test/test_misc/test_trip_scheduling_choice.py b/activitysim/abm/test/test_misc/test_trip_scheduling_choice.py
index 8401c785c..6282dad63 100644
--- a/activitysim/abm/test/test_misc/test_trip_scheduling_choice.py
+++ b/activitysim/abm/test/test_misc/test_trip_scheduling_choice.py
@@ -228,9 +228,15 @@ def test_two_way_stop_patterns(tours):
     assert set(output_columns).issubset(windows.columns)
 
 
-def test_run_trip_scheduling_choice(model_spec, tours, skims, locals_dict):
-    # create a temporary workflow state with no content
+def test_run_trip_scheduling_choice(model_spec, tours, skims, locals_dict, monkeypatch):
+    # Keep the module-scoped fixture pristine so both runs start from identical inputs.
+    in_tours = tours.copy(deep=True)
+
+    # Register the tours with the random-number manager so draws remain tied to tour IDs
+    # when the explicit run splits the choosers into multiple chunks.
     state = workflow.State.make_temp()
+    state.rng().add_channel("tours", in_tours)
+    state.rng().begin_step("test_trip_scheduling_choice")
 
     # Define model settings for this test.
     # The settings for this model requires a filename for the spec, but in this test we
@@ -246,15 +252,11 @@ def test_run_trip_scheduling_choice(model_spec, tours, skims, locals_dict):
         }
     )
 
-    # As is common in ActivitySim the component will modify the input dataframe in-place.
-    # For testing we make a copy of the input tours to compare against after running the model.
-    in_tours = tours.copy(deep=True)
-
     # run the trip scheduling choice model
     out_tours = tsc.run_trip_scheduling_choice(
         state,
         model_spec,
-        tours,
+        in_tours.copy(deep=True),
         skims,
         locals_dict,
         trace_label="PyTest Trip Scheduling",
@@ -287,3 +289,41 @@ def test_run_trip_scheduling_choice(model_spec, tours, skims, locals_dict):
 
     # check that tours with no inbound stops have zero inbound duration
     assert out_tours[tsc.IB_DURATION].mask(in_tours[tsc.HAS_IB_STOPS], 0).sum() == 0
+
+    # confirm explicit chunking is supported and doesn't affect results
+    chunked_state = workflow.State.make_temp()
+    chunked_state.settings.chunk_training_mode = "explicit"
+    chunked_state.rng().add_channel("tours", in_tours)
+    chunked_state.rng().begin_step("test_trip_scheduling_choice")
+
+    model_settings_explicit_chunk = tsc.TripSchedulingChoiceSettings(
+        **{
+            "SPEC": "placeholder.csv",
+            "explicit_chunk": 2,
+            "compute_settings": {
+                "protect_columns": ["origin", "destination", "schedule_id"]
+            },
+        }
+    )
+
+    # Record the real chunker's output sizes to verify the model forwards its setting.
+    explicit_chunk_lengths = []
+    adaptive_chunked_choosers = tsc.chunk.adaptive_chunked_choosers
+
+    def record_explicit_chunks(*args, **kwargs):
+        for chunk_details in adaptive_chunked_choosers(*args, **kwargs):
+            explicit_chunk_lengths.append(len(chunk_details[1]))
+            yield chunk_details
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(tsc.chunk, "adaptive_chunked_choosers", record_explicit_chunks)
+    out_tours_chunked = tsc.run_trip_scheduling_choice(
+        chunked_state,
+        model_spec,
+        in_tours.copy(deep=True),
+        skims,
+        locals_dict,
+        trace_label="PyTest Trip Scheduling",
+        model_settings=model_settings_explicit_chunk,
+    )
+    assert explicit_chunk_lengths == [2, 2, 1]
+    pd.testing.assert_frame_equal(out_tours, out_tours_chunked)