External and internal factors can cause disturbances or disruptions in daily train operations,
leading to deviations from official timetables and passenger delays. As a result, efficient train …

Network-based systems are at the core of our everyday life. Whether it is electronic
networking, electricity grids or transportation, users expect the networks to function properly …

Minimal travel time and maximal reliability are two of the most important properties of a
railway transportation service. This paper considers the problem of finding a timetable for a …

Performance aspects such as travel time, punctuality, and robustness are conflicting goals of
utmost importance for railway transports. To successfully plan railway traffic, it is therefore …

Due to high demand and capacity consumption, railway timetables are often sensitive to
disturbances. To maintain punctual operations, it is important that timetables are robust, and …

In this paper we define new concepts and metrics for improved understanding of causes to
unpunctual trains. The metrics are denoted delay contribution and critical disturbance. Delay …

284248 Carl-William Palmqvist Page 1 Delays and Timetabling for Passenger Trains Palmqvist,
Carl-William 2019 Document Version: Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Link to …

Buffer times are an important factor in railway timetable design preventing the propagation of
delays and ensuring timetable robustness. Determining the required amount of buffer times …

The main aim of this study was to develop a method for assessing the level of robustness of
timetabled transport performance in rail transport. When the railway lines are supplied by …

In complex socio-technical systems there is an influence of safe unwanted events on the
occurrence of accidents. It is like domino bricks. Therefore, it is not only the recovery from …