Schedule-Based Passenger Assignment for High-Speed Rail Networks considering the Ticket-Booking Process

Huanyin Su, Feng Shi, Guangming Xu, Jin Qin and Xinghua Shan

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2016, vol. 2016, 1-15

Abstract:

This paper proposes a schedule-based passenger assignment method for high-speed rail networks considering the ticket-booking process. Passengers book tickets to reserve seats during the presale period in high-speed rail systems and passengers on trains are determined during the ticket-booking process. The ticket-booking process is modeled as a continuous and deterministic predecision process. A solution algorithm is designed using the discretization of the continuous process by partitioning the ticket-booking time and the optimal paths remain constant in any partition interval. Finally, an application to the Chinese high-speed rail network is presented. A comparison of the numerical results with the reality is conducted to validate the efficiency and precision of the method and algorithm. Based on the results, the operating efficiency of the current train schedule is evaluated and some specific improvement measures are proposed.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1155/2016/1650839

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