Service-Oriented Line Planning and Timetabling for Passenger Trains

Mor Kaspi () and Tal Raviv ()
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Mor Kaspi: Department of Industrial Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Tal Raviv: Department of Industrial Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel

Transportation Science, 2013, vol. 47, issue 3, 295-311

Abstract: An integrated line planning and timetabling model is formulated with the objective of minimizing both user inconvenience and operational costs. User inconvenience is modeled as the total time passengers spend in a railway system, including waiting at origin and transfer stations. The model is solved using a cross-entropy metaheuristic. The line plan and timetable of Israel Railways is used as a benchmark. Using the same amount of resources, the average journey time of passengers is reduced by 20%.

Keywords: railway; line planning; timetabling; cross-entropy metaheuristic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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