A railway capacity determination model and rail access charging methodologies

Erhan Kozan and Robert Burdett

Transportation Planning and Technology, 2004, vol. 28, issue 1, 27-45

Abstract: This article discusses approaches to the determination of railway capacity and the significance of the following factors on capacity: mix of trains, length and weight of trains, direction of train travel, acceleration and deceleration, stopping protocols of trains, location and length of crossing loops, location of signals, length of sections, dwell times and sectional running times. A more accurate method to calculate railway capacity is developed using previously unaddressed aspects for capacity determination. Capacity and pricing are two key issues for organizations involved with open track access regimes. A train access charging methodology is therefore developed and incorporated into a railway capacity determination model.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1080/0308106052000340378

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