Railway operations, time-tabling and control

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Marinov M., ŞAHİN İ., RICCI S., VASIC-FRANKLIN G.

RESEARCH IN TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS, vol.41, pp.59-75, 2013 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.retrec.2012.10.003
  • Journal Name: RESEARCH IN TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.59-75
  • Keywords: Rail operations, Trains, Operating forms, Timetables, DSS, Rail yards, Stations, Networks, Analytical models, Simulation
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This paper concentrates on organising, planning and managing the train movement in a network. The three classic management levels for rail planning, i.e., strategic, tactical and operational, are introduced followed by decision support systems for rail traffic control. In addition, included in this paper are discussions on train operating forms, railway traffic control and train dispatching problems, rail yard technical schemes and performance of terminals, as well as timetable design. A description of analytical methods, simulation techniques and specific computer packages for analysing and evaluating the behaviour of rail systems and networks is also provided. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.