A survey of adaptive large neighborhood search algorithms and applications

STW Mara, R Norcahyo, P Jodiawan… - Computers & Operations …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article provides a survey on the highly popular metaheuristic framework, the adaptive
large neighborhood search (ALNS). The basic concepts of ALNS are discussed in this …

Operational Research: methods and applications

F Petropoulos, G Laporte, E Aktas… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Throughout its history, Operational Research has evolved to include methods,
models and algorithms that have been applied to a wide range of contexts. This …

Synchronization of train timetables in an urban rail network: A bi-objective optimization approach

J Yin, M Wang, A D'Ariano, J Zhang, L Yang - Transportation Research Part …, 2023 - Elsevier
As urban rail networks in big cities tend to expand, the synchronization of trains has become
a key issue for improving the service quality of passengers because most urban rail transit …

Integrated line configuration and frequency determination with passenger path assignment in urban rail transit networks

Y Zhou, H Yang, Y Wang, X Yan - Transportation Research Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper considers a line planning problem in an urban rail transit (URT) network with
passenger path assignment. The line planning problem involves both line configuration and …

Integrated optimization of line planning and train timetabling in railway corridors with passengers' expected departure time interval

C Zhang, J Qi, Y Gao, L Yang, Z Gao, F Meng - Computers & Industrial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Line planning and train timetabling are two basic problems in railway operations. A
commonly used way is to first obtain the line plan and then design the train timetable based …

Integrated optimization model for hierarchical service network design and passenger assignment in an urban rail transit network: A Lagrangian duality reformulation …

P Shang, L Yang, Y Yao, LC Tong, S Yang… - … Research Part C …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study solves an integrated operational problem regarding hierarchical service network
design and passenger assignment for urban rail transit systems. We propose an innovative …

[HTML][HTML] An exact optimization method for coordinating the arrival times of urban rail lines at a common corridor

K Gkiotsalitis, O Cats, T Liu, JM Bult - Transportation Research Part E …, 2023 - Elsevier
The trips of a high-frequency urban rail line are typically planned with the aim of achieving
even time headways. This results in reliable services for each urban rail line, where …

Optimal pricing and seat allocation schemes in passenger railway systems

G Xu, L Zhong, X Hu, W Liu - Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines optimal pricing and seat allocation schemes in passenger railway
systems, where ticket pricing and seat allocation (or capacity allocation) are both Origin …

Simultaneously re-optimizing timetables and platform schedules under planned track maintenance for a high-speed railway network

Q Zhang, RM Lusby, P Shang, X Zhu - Transportation Research Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
Train timetabling and train platforming are problems of crucial importance when scheduling
high-speed trains. Often, these problems are solved separately and in sequence. It is also …

Simultaneous optimization of 3D alignments and station locations for dedicated high‐speed railways

T Song, H Pu, P Schonfeld, H Zhang… - Computer‐Aided Civil …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Determinations of alignments and station locations are major tasks in railway design, which
jointly and fundamentally influence the construction and operation of the whole project …