A framework for evaluating operations control on a metro line: Integrating multiple perspectives and automatically collected train and passenger movement data

Public Transport

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 149-176

  Carrel, Andre ^a   Mishalani, Rabi G ^b   Wilson, Nigel H M ^c   Attanucci, John P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic data collection systems; Disruption recovery; Operations control; Rail transit; Total passenger travel time; Transit reliability

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DECISION MAKING; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; SUBWAYS; TRAVEL TIME;

AUTOMATIC DATA COLLECTION; OPERATIONS CONTROL; PASSENGER MOVEMENTS; PASSENGER TRAVELS; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECT; RAIL TRANSIT; RESPONSE STRATEGIES; TRANSIT OPERATIONS CONTROL;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84884842889     PISSN: 1866749X     EISSN: 16137159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12469-013-0065-9     Document Type: Article

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