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Service-Oriented Line Planning and Timetabling for Passenger Trains

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  • Mor Kaspi

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel)

  • Tal Raviv

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel)

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An integrated line planning and timetabling model is formulated with the objective of minimizing both user inconvenience and operational costs. User inconvenience is modeled as the total time passengers spend in a railway system, including waiting at origin and transfer stations. The model is solved using a cross-entropy metaheuristic. The line plan and timetable of Israel Railways is used as a benchmark. Using the same amount of resources, the average journey time of passengers is reduced by 20%.

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  • Mor Kaspi & Tal Raviv, 2013. "Service-Oriented Line Planning and Timetabling for Passenger Trains," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 47(3), pages 295-311, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ortrsc:v:47:y:2013:i:3:p:295-311
    DOI: 10.1287/trsc.1120.0424
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