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Improving the Mass-Transit Flow by Train-Holding in Station with a Simple and Efficient Heuristic

Rémy Chevrier,
François Ramond
SNCF – Innovation & Research, France
International Journal of Transport Development and Integration
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Volume 2, Issue 4, 2018
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Pages 330-341
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Available online: 11-14-2018
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Abstract:

Railway traffic management in mass transit is often disturbed by perturbations on the running and the dwell times. Then, the headways between the trains may become insufficient and due to security distances between trains the perturbations propagate in the network and amplify. In this article, we propose a train-holding strategy in order to reset sufficient headways between trains. The mechanism is based on a heuristic which is simple and responsive. The prototype developed based on this concept was ex- perimented in a subpart of the SNCF Transilien network: the RER A and L lines. During a 2-week experimentation, the train drivers were advised to depart after a dwell time that was accurately computed. The obtained results and the experimental feedback confirm the relevance and the efficiency of such a mechanism in the mass-transit context with important flows.

Keywords: Driving, dwell time, Traffic management, Train-holding
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[2] Fernandez, A., Cucala, A. P., Vitoriano, B. & de Cuadra, F., Predictive traffic regulation for metro loop lines based on quadratic programming. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 220(2), pp. 79–89, 2006. [Crossref]
[3] Grube, P. & Cipriano, A. Comparison of simple and model predictive control strategies for the holding problem in a metro train system. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 4, pp. 161–175 (14), 2010. [Crossref]
[4] Cai, X. & Goh, C.J. A fast heuristic for the train scheduling problem. Computers & Operations Research, 21(5), pp. 499–510, 1994. [Crossref]
[5] Puong, A. & Wilson, N.H.M., A train holding model for urban rail transit systems. Computer-Aided Systems in Public Transport, eds. M. Hickman, P. Mirchandani & S. Voß, Springer Berlin Heidelberg: Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 319–337, 2008.
[6] Sun, A. & Hickman, M., The holding problem at multiple holding stations. Computer- Aided Systems in Public Transport, eds. M. Hickman, P. Mirchandani & S. Voß, Springer Berlin Heidelberg: Berlin, Heidelberg, pp. 339–359, 2008.
[7] Pachl, J., Timetable design principles. Railway Timetable and Traffic, eds. I.A. Hansen & J. Pachl, Eurail Press: Hamburg, pp. 13–46, 2008.
[8] Corman, F., DAriano, A., Pacciarelli, D. & Pranzo, M., Evaluation of green wave policy in real-time railway traffic management. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 17(6), pp. 607–616, 2009. [Crossref]
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Chevrier, R. & Ramond, F. (2018). Improving the Mass-Transit Flow by Train-Holding in Station with a Simple and Efficient Heuristic. Int. J. Transp. Dev. Integr., 2(4), 330-341. https://doi.org/10.2495/TDI-V2-N4-330-341
R. Chevrier and F. Ramond, "Improving the Mass-Transit Flow by Train-Holding in Station with a Simple and Efficient Heuristic," Int. J. Transp. Dev. Integr., vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 330-341, 2018. https://doi.org/10.2495/TDI-V2-N4-330-341
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RéMy Chevrier, et al. "Improving the Mass-Transit Flow by Train-Holding in Station with a Simple and Efficient Heuristic." International Journal of Transport Development and Integration, v 2, pp 330-341. doi: https://doi.org/10.2495/TDI-V2-N4-330-341
RéMy Chevrier and FrançOis Ramond. "Improving the Mass-Transit Flow by Train-Holding in Station with a Simple and Efficient Heuristic." International Journal of Transport Development and Integration, 2, (2018): 330-341. doi: https://doi.org/10.2495/TDI-V2-N4-330-341
CHEVRIER R， RAMOND F. Improving the Mass-Transit Flow by Train-Holding in Station with a Simple and Efficient Heuristic[J]. International Journal of Transport Development and Integration， 2018， 2(4)： 330-341. https://doi.org/10.2495/TDI-V2-N4-330-341