A branch-and-cut algorithm for scheduling train platoons in urban rail networks

S Chai, J Yin, A D'Ariano, R Liu, L Yang… - … Research Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the emerging of virtual coupling technologies, the concept of train platoon, where
different vehicles can be flexibly and dynamically grouped or decoupled, has become a hot …

Scheduling of coupled train platoons for metro networks: A passenger demand-oriented approach

S Chai, J Yin, A D'Ariano, M Samà… - Transportation …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In recent years the concept of virtual coupling, where multiple train units are virtually coupled
into a platoon with very short following distances, has received considerable attention in the …

Optimal convoy composition for virtual coupling trains at junctions: A coalition formation game approach

Z Ning, D Ou, C Xie, L Zhang, B Gao, J He - Transportation Research Part …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a virtual coupling (VC) train convoy composition optimization framework
to create a multiple formation structure maximizing the capacity benefit while considering …

Improving passenger travel efficiency through a dynamic autonomous non-stop rail transit system

PY Wu, RY Guo, Z Lin, R Liu, P Xu - Transportation Research Part E …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study proposes a dynamic autonomous non-stop rail transit (DANRT) system to improve
the travel efficiency of passengers in urban rail transit (URT) systems and solves a pertinent …

Modeling and Heuristically Solving Group Train Operation Scheduling for Heavy-Haul Railway Transportation

W Chen, Q Zhuo, L Zhang - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In light of the improvements to the capacity and timeliness of heavy-haul railway
transportation that can be organized through group trains originating at a technical station …

Integrated train timetable and rolling stock circulation plan scheduling with the virtual coupling technology for a Y-shaped metro line

Z Wang, B Su - 2022 IEEE 25th International Conference on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The imbalanced distribution of the passenger demand in time and space dimensions brings
a great challenge to the train scheduling problem. To deal with this problem, this paper …

Vulnerability analysis of an intercity bus carrier's short-term operations

S Yan, TH Hsieh, S Chen - Transportation Planning and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
An intercity bus service includes several bus stations for passenger access and bus service
routes for bus operating between designated pairs of stations. Fundamentally, whether …

Weight and speed optimization for goods trains on cargo-intensive railway sections

A Al-Shumari - International Scientific Siberian Transport Forum, 2021 - Springer
This article focuses on the issue of optimising the transport process of cargo-intensive
sections analyses the section capacity and outlines the most relevant ways of increasing …

Locomotive Assignment on Railway Corridor: Problem and Algorithms

R Guan, D Liang, W Yang - Available at SSRN 4293650 - papers.ssrn.com
We consider how to assign locomotives to satisfy the freight demand on railway corridor. By
learning, we find that locomotive assignment on the corridor can be transformed into a …

[引用][C] Railway planning: optimization approaches for the rolling stock rotation problem

MA Da Silva - 2023