AN EXPERIMENTAL TIMETABLE PLANNING SYSTEM USING A COMPUTER COMPLEX

Evaluating optimal capacity of a single track is vital where decisions on investments are involved. The JNR have developed an experimental timetabling system using a computer complex in order to be able to operate a larger number of trains and stations and to plan timetable with greater precision. The results were put into practice for the first time in October 1978.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Iida, Y
  • Ohkawa, M
• Publication Date: 1979-12

Media Info

• Features: Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 157-164
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Information processing; Railroad facility operations; Scheduling; Single track; Timetables
• Identifier Terms: Nihon kokuyu tetsudo
• Uncontrolled Terms: Line capacity
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00316530
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 16 1980 12:00AM