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Operations Research in Passenger Railway Transportation

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Huisman, D.
Kroon, L.G.
Lentink, R.M.
Vromans, M.J.C.M. (Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), RSM Erasmus University)

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In this paper, we give an overview of state-of-the-art Operations Research models and techniques used in passenger railway transportation. For each planning phase (strategic, tactical and operational), we describe the planning problems arising there and discuss some models and algorithms to solve them. We do not only consider classical, well-known topics such as timetabling, rolling stock scheduling and crew scheduling, but we also discuss some recently developed topics as shunting and reliability of timetables. Finally, we focus on several practical aspects for each of these problems at the largest Dutch railway operator, NS Reizigers.

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Paper provided by Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam. in its series Research Paper with number ERS-2005-023-LIS Revision_Date: 2009-07-29.

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Keywords: operations research; passenger railway transportation; planning;

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  1. R. Freling & R.M. Lentink & L.G. Kroon & D. Huisman, 2002. "Shunting of passenger train units in a railway station," Econometric Institute Report 277, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Econometric Institute. [Downloadable!]
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    • Freling, R. & Lentink, R.M. & Kroon, L.G. & Huisman, D., 2002. "Shunting of Passenger Train Units in a Railway Station," Research Paper ERS-2002-74-LIS Revision_, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus Uni. [Downloadable!]
  2. Fischetti, M. & Kroon, L.G. & Timmer, G. & Vromans, M.J.C.M. & Abbink, E.J.W., 2004. "Reinventing Crew Scheduling at Netherlands Railways," Research Paper ERS-2004-046-LIS Revision, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus Uni. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Alfieri, A. & Groot, R. & Kroon, L.G. & Schrijver, A., 2002. "Efficient Circulation of Railway Rolling Stock," Research Paper ERS-2002-110-LIS Revision, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus Uni. [Downloadable!]
  5. Huisman, Tijs & Boucherie, Richard J., 2001. "Running times on railway sections with heterogeneous train traffic," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 35(3), pages 271-292, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Lingaya, Norbert & Cordeau, Jean-Françcois & Desaulniers, Guy & Desrosiers, Jacques & Soumis, Françcois, 2002. "Operational car assignment at VIA Rail Canada," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 36(9), pages 755-778, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  7. Carey, Malachy, 1999. "Ex ante heuristic measures of schedule reliability," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 33(7), pages 473-494, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  8. Carey, Malachy & Carville, Sinead, 2003. "Scheduling and platforming trains at busy complex stations," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 37(3), pages 195-224, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  9. Lentink, R.M. & Fioole, P-J. & Kroon, L.G. & Woudt, C. van 't, 2003. "Applying Operations Research techniques to planning of train shunting," Research Paper ERS-2003-094-LIS Revision, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus Uni. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Gabrio Caimi & Dan Burkolter & Thomas Herrmann & Fabian Chudak & Marco Laumanns, 2009. "Design of a Railway Scheduling Model for Dense Services," Networks and Spatial Economics, Springer, vol. 9(1), pages 25-46, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Kroon, L.G. & Lentink, R.M. & Schrijver, A., 2006. "Shunting of Passenger Train Units: an Integrated Approach," Research Paper ERS-2006-068-LIS Revision, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus Uni. [Downloadable!]
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