Reasonable scheduling for arrival–departure track operations in railway stations

The authors analyze the train types handled at a section station and the factors affecting the scheduling of the arrival–departure track operation, using the following conditions as their optimization goals: operating the arrival–departure tracks in accordance with a fixed operation scheme, and reducing the influence which the departing–receiving operations impose on shunting operations. The authors establish a 0–1 integer programming model for formulating a track operation plan. By applying modern sequencing theory, this is transformed into a fixed sequencing model of special parallel machines. They then design a heuristic algorithm to solve the model. Finally, the example of Yiyang railway station is used to verify the advantages of the model and the algorithm. A better operation plan is obtained using MATLAB 7.0 by applying the model and the algorithm provided in the paper, indicating the superiority of this study’s approach.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2016.1187812
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1767712
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Lei, Dingyou
  • Guo, Chuijiang
  • Zhang, Yinggui
  • Chen, Chunxiao
• Publication Date: 2016-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: pp 624-639
• Serial:
  • Transportation Planning and Technology
  • Volume: 39
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-1060
  • Serial URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/gtpt20/current

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Algorithms; Operations; Railroad stations; Railroad tracks; Scheduling
• Identifier Terms: MATLAB (Computer program)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01605459
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 27 2016 9:51AM