Optimizing capacity utilization of stations by estimating knock-on train delays

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-217

  Yuan, Jianxin ^a   Hansen, Ingo A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Capacity utilization; Knock on delay; Optimization; Punctuality; Station

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RAILROAD SIGNAL SYSTEMS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SCHEDULING; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

KNOCK-ON DELAY; RAILWAY NETWORKS; STATION CAPACITY UTILIZATION; STIELTJES CONVOLUTION; TRAIN DELAY PROPAGATION;

RAILROAD STATIONS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; RAILWAY; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 33748706761     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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