Neues verkehrswissenschaftliches Journal - Ausgabe 24

Approach to Determine and Evaluate the Homogeneity of Operating Programs in Railway Operation Based on Infrastructure Occupancy
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-7460-3326-6
Verlag: Books on Demand

Buch, Englisch, 132 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 222 g

An efficient utilization of existing infrastructure can be achieved with a more efficient operation. However, the occupancy of infrastructure has not been discussed in the existing definitions and evaluation methods of homogeneity. An extension of existing definitions is presented from the perspective of the infrastructure, which can be characterized by variations in blocking time, buffer time and running direction. The blocking time, buffer time and running direction describe the occupancy of train path on track sections based on the blocking time model. Accordingly, the homogeneity of operating programs is evaluated through three parameters, namely the homogeneity of blocking time (HBL), the homogeneity of buffer time (HBU) and the homogeneity of running direction (HRD). The overall homogeneity (OH) combined these three parameters to realize an integrity evaluation of homogeneity of operating programs. This new methodology can quantify the homogeneity of railway operations, not only for track sections but for an entire network, which contributes significantly to the efficient utilization of infrastructure. In addition, the interrelationship between homogeneity of operating programs and operation quality were investigated quantitatively for both each parameter of homogeneity and the overall homogeneity. The operation quality deteriorates with less homogeneous timetables, in which the variation in buffer time has a more significant influence. Finally, the influence of homogeneity of operating programs in capacity research is studied for different scenarios. The low traffic flow is more sensitive to the homogeneity of buffer time and the homogeneity of blocking time is more significant for high traffic flow.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cao, Nan

Über Autor(innen)

Cao, Nan
Nan Cao was born in 1989 in Fuzhou, China. She completed her master's degree in Infrastructure Planning at the University of Stuttgart in 2013 with the research emphasis of transportation, urban, and regional planning. In 2013 she started her PhD at the Institute of Railway and Transportation Engineering at the University of Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany. She was promoted to the Dr.-Ing in 2017 at the University of Stuttgart.

Nan Cao:
Nan Cao was born in 1989 in Fuzhou, China. She completed her master's degree in Infrastructure Planning at the University of Stuttgart in 2013 with the research emphasis of transportation, urban, and regional planning. In 2013 she started her PhD at the Institute of Railway and Transportation Engineering at the University of Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany. She was promoted to the Dr.-Ing in 2017 at the University of Stuttgart.