Rail is becoming an increasingly popular choice to satisfy transportation demands locally,
nationally and internationally, due to its inherent efficiency and high capacity. Despite this …

The paper aims to provide an overview of the key factors to consider when performing
reliable modelling of rail services. Given our underlying belief that to build a robust …

The aim of this paper is to provide an analytical approach for determining operational
parameters for metro systems so as to support the planning and implementation of energy …

The management of public transport for rebalancing the use of transportation systems is a
useful tool for reducing negative externalities without excessively affecting zone …

Nowadays, energy efficiency is a key requirement for railway systems in order to reduce
operating costs. One of the main solutions for implementing energy efficiency is the …

In recent years the growing interest in environmental issues has prompted researchers to
investigate two main areas in the field of rail systems: how to improve performance in order …

Particle Swarm is an optimization method that is used for solving industrial problems and is
highly preferred due to its ease of use and it's ability to find accurate results rapidly in recent …

While railway transport is already very energy efficient there is still potential to reduce
energy consumption thus reducing environmental impacts and operating costs. It is …

The aim of this paper is to provide an analytical approach for determining operational
parameters for metro systems so as to support the planning and implementation of energy …

The planning and construction of a rail transportation system requires the implementation of
several tasks where a major role is assumed by enterprises which have to pre-design …