With the rapid development of communication, control and computer technologies in the last
several decades, automatic train operation (ATO), for which the driver no longer has to …

Train dispatching (TD) is at the forefront of all rail operations that transport passengers or
goods. Recent technological advances and the explosion of digital data have introduced …

This paper addresses the problem of improving the integration between passenger
timetabling and track maintenance scheduling. We propose a microscopic optimization …

In the real world, scheduling is usually performed under dynamic conditions, which means
that it is not known when new jobs will be released into the system. Therefore, the procedure …

The train trajectory optimization problem aims at finding the optimal speed profiles and
control regimes for a safe, punctual, comfortable, and energy-efficient train operation. This …

We study the integration of real-time traffic management and train control by using mixed-
integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) and mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) …

Waiting times for trucks, trains, airplanes and ships in service represent apparent transport
system inefficiencies, and measures to reduce these may have the potential to abate …

The performance of railway operations depends highly on the quality of the railway
timetable. In particular for dense railway networks it can be challenging to obtain a stable …

The handling of emergencies like severe wind and foreign matter collision in high-speed
railways is a typical human-in-the-loop complex task. Conventional approaches find it …

Chinese high-speed railways faced a fast development in recent years. Their performances
are still confronted with disruptions unavoidably, which impact on the reliability of the traffic …