Train Routing is a problem that arises in the early phase of the passenger railway planning process, usually several months before operating the trains. The main goal is to assign each train a stopping platform and the corresponding arrival/departure paths through a railway station. It is also called Train Platforming when referring to the platform assignment task. Railway stations often repres...

This paper deals with an investigation of combinatorial and robust optimization models to solve rolling-stock planning problems for passenger trains. Here robustness means that rolling-stock can better deal with some disruptions of the railway system. The proposed method is based on optimization and simulation techniques to handle the problem with imperfect information on data. The goal of the ...

This paper addresses the Rolling Stock Rebalancing Problem (RSRP) which arises within a passenger railway operator when the rolling stock has to be rescheduled due to changing circumstances. RSRP is relevant both in the short-term planning stage and in the real-time operations. RSRP has as input a timetable and a rolling stock circulation where the allocation of the rolling stock among the stat...

Our goal in this study is to examine the feasibility for analyzing and visualizing passenger flows using laser scanners in a railway station. A network of laser scanners is located on different places and scan pedestrian's feet at a horizontal plane about 16 cm above the ground. Motion trajectories are extracted from the laser points on moving feet. They are analyzed to find the pattern of pass...

The widespread high-speed rail has become an important transportation mode for tourists in China, who travel primarily in groups. With more attractive price, railway operators may be able to expand ridership, improve customer satisfaction, and ultimately increase revenue. The traditional pricing method for passenger groups, however, is relatively simple, inflexible, which may lead to profit los...

The aim of this study is to develop a methodology for selection of routing of different categories of intercity passenger trains taking into account of the uncertainty of the processes and using the fuzzy linear programming method. The fuzzy theory allows for the presentation of real data with uncertainty due to imprecise measurement. This research studies the fuzzy problems with fuzzy constrai...

This paper draws an overview of various quantitative rescheduling models that have been developed in past research in dealing with delay management of passenger railway services. In general, the quantitative models highlighted aimed to reduce or minimize the service delays experienced by passengers when service disruptions occur. In many literatures observed, the delay management problems are f...

A central issue for operators of passenger railways is providing sufficient number of seats for passengers while at the same time minimising operating costs. This is the task of rolling stock planning. Due to the large number of practical, railway specific requirements that a rolling stock plan has to take into account, rolling stock plans are often constructed in a step-by-step manner, taking ...