RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN SERVICE FREQUENCY AND TRAIN SET IN RAILWAY PASSENGER TRANSPORT

In railway transport the selection of service frequency (number of trains operated) is a problem no less important than the speedup of train operation. Adequate service frequency to handle a given traffic volume, i.e. , the right balance between service frequency and train set, is discussed from a cost-benefit standpoint. Calculation of adequate service frequency is formulated and the values thus calculated are compared with the actual situation of passenger transport by the Japanese National Railways and private railways of the Tokyo Metropolitan zone and the Keihanshin zone. The necessity for a macroscopic approach to he the of cutting back on train time is stressed. A revised passenger fare sale is proposed and the relation between train speed and cost-benefit is considered.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Miyata, H
• Publication Date: 1983-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 42-45
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Economics; Fleet management; Headways; Planning; Railroad commuter service; Railroad transportation; Rapid transit; Rates; Scheduling; Speed; Transportation; Utilization
• Identifier Terms: Nihon kokuyu tetsudo
• Old TRIS Terms: Fleet planning
• Subject Areas: Economics; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381592
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 1984 12:00AM