Train traffic optimization to minimize stochastic delays

• Main Authors: Kasthoori, Anura P., Priyanka, J.G. Varuna, de Zoysa, Kasun
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Ant Colony Optimization; Delays; Meta heuristics; Optimization; Pheromones; Rail transportation; Real-time systems; Rectangle Bound Theory; Sea measurements; Servers; Stochastic delays
• ISSN: 2472-7598
• DOI: 10.1109/ICTER.2016.7829907

Optimization is a wide research area applicable to many areas of science and technology. Day by day, the increasing demand and complexities in the area of transportation, trigger many countries in the world to draw their attention on maximizing rapid adoption of railway transportation. The main consideration is how ever is to utilize the existing infrastructures in order to provide better and enhanced service. There is no difference in Sri Lanka, compared with other countries, facing same problems in transportation in order to provide efficient railway services with limited infrastructure and resources. Providing better railway service in Sri Lanka is big challenge than other countries due to managing stochastic delays. This is one of critical problems has to be addressed in Sri Lankan context. Annual train delays due to stochastic events are considerably high in rate than other countries. This directly effects on total productivity of the country itself intern. Main concern of this research is to reduce delay created by stochastic events, applying optimization technologies and low cost devices. This paper discuss the idea without delve into deep technical details.