Shunting of Passenger Train Units in a Railway Station

Richard Freling, Ramon M. Lentink (), Leo G. Kroon () and Dennis Huisman ()
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Richard Freling: Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport (ECOPT), Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Ramon M. Lentink: Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport (ECOPT), Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Leo G. Kroon: Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport (ECOPT), Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P.O. Box 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and NS Reizigers, Department of Logistics, The Netherlands
Dennis Huisman: Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport (ECOPT), Econometric Institute, Erasmus University Rotterdam, P. O. Box 1738, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and NS Reizigers, Department of Logistics, The Netherlands

Transportation Science, 2005, vol. 39, issue 2, 261-272

Abstract: In this paper we introduce the problem of shunting passenger train units in a railway station. Shunting occurs whenever train units are temporarily not needed to operate a given timetable. We discuss several aspects of this problem and focus on two subproblems. We propose mathematical models for the problem and both subproblems, one of which is solved with a solution method based on column generation. Furthermore, we introduce a new efficient and speedy solution technique for pricing problems in column generation algorithms. Finally, we present computational results based on real-life instances from Netherlands Railways.

Keywords: passenger railway transport; shunting; planning support; column generation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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