Development and Application of Rail Transit Capacity Models in Taiwan
Rail transit systems are often the backbone of the transportation system in major cities; hence, the quality of the systems usually has a substantial impact on overall transportation efficiency. The assessment of the level of service and rail capacity plays an important role in monitoring the performance of an existing system and determining whether to undertake new resource planning projects. In this study the general concepts in the TCRP "Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual" were adopted, followed by the development of a set of comprehensive capacity models with consideration of modern signaling systems and a complete set of possible movements at critical track layouts. These models were implemented and validated by rail transit operators in Taiwan according to the operational data and practices. The proposed capacity models can help rail transit operators with similar operational environments to monitor their systems’ performance and identify critical bottlenecks.
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Authors:
- Jong, Jyh-Cherng
- Lai, Yung-Cheng (Rex)
- Huang, Sheng-Hsuan
- Chiang, Pei-Chun (Sofi)
- Publication Date: 2011
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 125-138
- Monograph Title: Transit 2011, Volume 1
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
- Issue Number: 2216
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Capacity restraint; High capacity cars; Public transit; Quality of service; Rail transit; Railroad tracks; Signal devices; Transit operating agencies
- Uncontrolled Terms: Transit capacity
- Geographic Terms: Taiwan
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01333060
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780309167659
- Report/Paper Numbers: 11-3976
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 21 2011 2:13PM