TIMETABLES FOR SUBURBAN RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM

A scientific method for the construction of timetables for a suburban railroad line without branches is developed. It is shown that such timetables are largely determined by stop-schedules. Two criteria for stop-schedules have been considered--the number of intermediate passenger stops and the number of carriage miles. A mathematical formulation is presented and it is shown that the problems of finding optimal stop-schedules can be solved with dynamic programming. Zone-stop-schedules have received special attention.

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• Authors:
  • SALZBORN, FJM
• Publication Date: 1969-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 297-316
• Serial:
  • Transportation Science
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • ISSN: 0041-1655
  • Serial URL: http://transci.journal.informs.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Railroad trains; Rapid transit; Schedules
• Old TRIS Terms: Train schedules
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00037161
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1974 12:00AM