A rolling stock circulation model for combining and splitting of passenger trains

This paper addresses the railway rolling stock circulation problem. Given the departure and arrival times as well as the expected numbers of passengers, we have to assign the rolling stock to the timetable services. We consider several objective criteria that are related to operational costs, servic...

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Published in:European journal of operational research 2006-10, Vol.174 (2), p.1281-1297
Main Authors: Fioole, Pieter-Jan, Kroon, Leo, Maróti, Gábor, Schrijver, Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Flows in networks. Combinatorial problems
Operational research and scientific management
Operational research. Management science
Railroad transportation
Railway rolling stock circulation
Reliability theory. Replacement problems
Studies
Trains
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Summary:This paper addresses the railway rolling stock circulation problem. Given the departure and arrival times as well as the expected numbers of passengers, we have to assign the rolling stock to the timetable services. We consider several objective criteria that are related to operational costs, service quality and reliability of the railway system. Our model is an extension of an existing rolling stock model for routing train units along a number of connected train lines. The extended model can also handle underway combining and splitting of trains. We illustrate our model by computational experiments based on instances of NS Reizigers, the main Dutch operator of passenger trains.
ISSN:0377-2217
1872-6860
DOI:10.1016/j.ejor.2005.03.032