Abstract
In a suburban passenger railway network, a delay of a single train is likely to affect not only the passengers aboard or waiting for that train, but those on subsequent trains as well. These knock-on effects are caused by the delayed train blocking sections of track and lead to congestion and slower boarding rate on overcrowded trains. When a delay has occurred, the delayed trains and other nearby trains can be re-scheduled to minimise the detrimental effect of the delay. This paper shows how to re-schedule to minimize negative impact on passengers. A simple double track train network with a single delay is considered. The model takes into account the travel times of passengers, boarding times at stations which are lengthened when the train is crowded, and the ability of trains to bypass stations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Computers in Railways XIII: Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems |
| Subtitle of host publication | [Thirteenth International Conference on Design and Operation in Railway Engineering] [proceedings] |
| Editors | C. A. Brebbia, N. Tomii, J. M. Mera, B. Ning, P. Tzieropoulos |
| Place of Publication | Southampton, UK |
| Publisher | WIT Press |
| Pages | 543-553 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781845646172 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781845646165 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | International Conference on Design and Operation of Railway Engineering - New Forest, United Kingdom Duration: 11 Sep 2012 → 13 Sep 2012 |
Publication series
| Name | WIT Transactions on the Built Environment |
|---|---|
| Publisher | W I T Press |
| Volume | 127 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1746-4498 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1743-3509 |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Design and Operation of Railway Engineering |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| City | New Forest |
| Period | 11/09/12 → 13/09/12 |
Keywords
- Disruption
- Passenger delay
- Rail
- Recovery
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Rail disruption : Passenger focused recovery. / Boland, N.; Evans, I.; Mears, C.; Niven, T.; Pattison, M.; Wallace, M.; Waterer, H.
Computers in Railways XIII: Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems: [Thirteenth International Conference on Design and Operation in Railway Engineering] [proceedings]. ed. / C. A. Brebbia; N. Tomii; J. M. Mera; B. Ning; P. Tzieropoulos. Southampton, UK : WIT Press, 2012. p. 543-553 (WIT Transactions on the Built Environment; Vol. 127).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research
TY - GEN
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AU - Boland, N.
AU - Evans, I.
AU - Mears, C.
AU - Niven, T.
AU - Pattison, M.
AU - Wallace, M.
AU - Waterer, H.
PY - 2012
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N2 - In a suburban passenger railway network, a delay of a single train is likely to affect not only the passengers aboard or waiting for that train, but those on subsequent trains as well. These knock-on effects are caused by the delayed train blocking sections of track and lead to congestion and slower boarding rate on overcrowded trains. When a delay has occurred, the delayed trains and other nearby trains can be re-scheduled to minimise the detrimental effect of the delay. This paper shows how to re-schedule to minimize negative impact on passengers. A simple double track train network with a single delay is considered. The model takes into account the travel times of passengers, boarding times at stations which are lengthened when the train is crowded, and the ability of trains to bypass stations.
AB - In a suburban passenger railway network, a delay of a single train is likely to affect not only the passengers aboard or waiting for that train, but those on subsequent trains as well. These knock-on effects are caused by the delayed train blocking sections of track and lead to congestion and slower boarding rate on overcrowded trains. When a delay has occurred, the delayed trains and other nearby trains can be re-scheduled to minimise the detrimental effect of the delay. This paper shows how to re-schedule to minimize negative impact on passengers. A simple double track train network with a single delay is considered. The model takes into account the travel times of passengers, boarding times at stations which are lengthened when the train is crowded, and the ability of trains to bypass stations.
KW - Disruption
KW - Passenger delay
KW - Rail
KW - Recovery
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U2 - 10.2495/CR120461
DO - 10.2495/CR120461
M3 - Conference Paper
SN - 9781845646165
T3 - WIT Transactions on the Built Environment
SP - 543
EP - 553
BT - Computers in Railways XIII: Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems
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A2 - Tomii, N.
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A2 - Ning, B.
A2 - Tzieropoulos, P.
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