Timetables for a Suburban Rail Transit System

Franz J. M. Salzborn
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Franz J. M. Salzborn: University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia

Transportation Science, 1969, vol. 3, issue 4, 297-316

Abstract: In this paper a scientific method for the construction of timetables for a suburban railway line without branches is developed. It is shown that such timetables are largely determined by stop-schedules. Two criteria for stop-schedules have been considered: the number of intermediate passenger stops and the number of carriage miles. A mathematical formulation is presented and it is shown that the problems of finding optimal stop-schedules can be solved with dynamic programming. Zone-stop-schedules, a type of stop-schedule with several operational advantages, have received special attention.

Date: 1969
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