Single-line rail rapid transit timetabling under dynamic passenger demand

E Barrena, D Canca, LC Coelho, G Laporte - Transportation Research Part …, 2014 - Elsevier
Railway planning is a complex activity which is usually decomposed into several stages,
traditionally network design, line design, timetabling, rolling stock, and staffing. In this paper …

Collaborative optimization for metro train scheduling and train connections combined with passenger flow control strategy

R Liu, S Li, L Yang - Omega, 2020 - Elsevier
For high-frequency metro lines, the excessive travel demand during the peak hours brings a
high risk to metro system and a low comfort to passengers, so it is important to consider …

Scheduling shared passenger and freight transport for an underground logistics system

S Li, X Zhu, P Shang, L Wang, T Li - Transportation Research Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the introduction of freight transportation into the passenger transit network,
underground city logistics are regarded as a desirable alternative to address the challenges …

Integrated optimization of train timetable and train unit circulation for a Y-type urban rail transit system with flexible train composition mode

L Yang, Y Gao, A D'Ariano, S Xu - Omega, 2024 - Elsevier
With the increasing complexity of urban rail transit (URT) networks and the revolution of train
control technology, a large number of diverse operation and organization modes have …

[HTML][HTML] On the design of an optimal flexible bus dispatching system with modular bus units: Using the three-dimensional macroscopic fundamental diagram

I Dakic, K Yang, M Menendez, JYJ Chow - Transportation Research Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel flexible bus dispatching system in which a fleet of fully
automated modular bus units, together with conventional buses, serves the passenger …

An exact method for the integrated optimization of subway lines operation strategies with asymmetric passenger demand and operating costs

P Mo, A D'Ariano, L Yang, LP Veelenturf… - … Research Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Subway lines connecting different urban functional zones in large cities have direction-
dependent and time-variant passenger demand, namely, asymmetry in passenger demand …

Seat allocation model for high-speed railway passenger transportation based on flexible train composition

Z Yan, X Li, Q Zhang, B Han - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Seat inventory control is a crucial technique for railway revenue management. In literature,
most of the existing seat allocation models assume a fixed capacity like classical revenue …

Weekly rolling stock planning in Chinese high-speed rail networks

Y Gao, J **a, A D'Ariano, L Yang - Transportation Research Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
In high-speed rail networks, train units are scheduled to periodically meet all maintenance
requirements while at the same time continuing to serve all scheduled passenger trips …

Optimum periodic maintenance policy of repairable multi-component system with component reallocation and system overhaul

Y Fu, J Wang - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
Motived by cost savings, this paper studies a new periodic maintenance policy for multi-
component systems, for which multiple component reallocations and system overhauls are …

Optimizing rolling stock assignment and maintenance plan for passenger railway operations

YC Lai, DC Fan, KL Huang - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
The efficient use of railway rolling stock is an important objective pursued in a railway
agency or company because of intensive capital investment in rolling stock. Daily rolling …