Operation extension strategy on last train timetables in urban rail transit network: A Pareto optimality-based approach

Feng Zhou (), Wenyu Wang (), Fangsheng Wang () and Ruihua Xu ()
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Feng Zhou: Tongji University
Wenyu Wang: Tongji University
Fangsheng Wang: Tongji University
Ruihua Xu: Tongji University

Transportation, 2025, vol. 52, issue 5, No 9, 2007-2026

Abstract: Abstract Under the increasingly prosperous nighttime economy, it is necessary to develop an operation extension strategy to optimize last train connections to improve urban rail transit service levels. A novel MILP model is proposed that aims to optimize operation extension strategy for last train timetables. Pareto's principle is adopted to deal with two goals: maximizing the social benefits and minimizing the operation costs. Given the large scale of urban rail transit (URT) networks, a hybrid "Pareto + Cplex" solution algorithm is devised. The algorithm decomposes the integrated optimization problem into two subproblems: adjusted line identification, and last train timetable optimization. To verify its performance, the proposed methodology was applied to the Beijing subway network. The ratio of successfully transferred passengers for the last trains across the thirteen lines increased from 46.33% to a maximum of 63.91%. Interestingly, the results show that the lines adjusted to achieve the optimized results went against common sense; the highest successful transfer rate of the last train in the network would be reached before all lines were considered as adjusted objects, and the operator could focus on a few crucial lines to significantly improve the last train connection effect. Consequently, the proposed optimization scheme assists operators in making informed decisions regarding the connections of last train timetables, leading to more scientific and refined management of URT networks.

Keywords: Operation extension; Last train timetables; Social benefits; Operation costs; Pareto optimality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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