An Optimization to Schedule Train Operations with Phase-Regular Framework for Intercity Rail Lines

The most important operating problem for intercity rail lines, which are characterized with the train operations at rapid speed and high frequency, is to design a service-oriented schedule with the minimum cost. This paper proposes a phase-regular scheduling method which divides a day equally into s...

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Published in:Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Main Authors: Huimin Niu, Minghui Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/549374