Roads, railways and rail transit lines play major roles in transporting passengers and freight.
In the design process for such transportation infrastructures, the alignment determination …

Vertical alignment significantly affects the construction costs and train traction energy use of
a metro system. Existing studies on this subject mostly optimized the vertical alignment while …

The problem of railway alignment optimization is studied, with particular attention given to
computing lifecycle costs while considering train speed profile optimization and traffic …

The design of an underground metro alignment in an urban area is complex and
challenging. The metro alignment constantly invades districts with high-density buildings …

Incorporating train control into the railway design process enables a practical and
comprehensive evaluation of the lifecycle utility of a track profile. This paper proposes a …

Station elevations and vertical alignment between adjacent stations often influence each
other. Therefore, they should be optimized concurrently. However, existing studies mainly …

The design of metro vertical alignment greatly affects train traction energy consumption. This
study develops a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) algorithm for an energy-saving design …

Energy efficiency is an important research topic in rail transit operations. Energy-efficient
vertical alignment is a practical consideration during the line design process. Proper vertical …

This monograph provides a comprehensive overview of methods for searching, evaluating,
and optimizing highway location and alignments using genetic algorithms (GAs), a powerful …

Rapid transit systems are critical components of urban public transportation networks in their
impact, not only on personal mobility but also on the energy and environmental costs …