Improved rapid transit network design model: considering transfer effects

Luis Cadarso () and Ángel Marín
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Luis Cadarso: Rey Juan Carlos University
Ángel Marín: Technical University of Madrid

Annals of Operations Research, 2017, vol. 258, issue 2, No 16, 547-567

Abstract: Abstract The rail rapid transit network design problem aims at locating train alignments and stations, maximizing demand coverage while competing with the current existing networks. We present a model formulation for computing tight bounds of the linear relaxation of the problem where transfers are also introduced. The number of transfers within a trip is a decisive attribute for attracting passengers: transferring is annoying and undesirable for passengers. We conduct computational experiments on different networks and show how we are able to solve more efficiently problems that have been already solved; sensitivity analysis on several model parameters are also performed so as to demonstrate the robustness of the new formulation.

Keywords: Rail rapid transit; Network design; Transfers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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