Urban Rail Timetable Optimization to Improve Operational Efficiency with Flexible Routing Plans: A Nonlinear Integer Programming Model

At present, most urban rail transit systems adopt an operation mode with a single long routing. The departure frequency is determined by the maximum section passenger flow. However, when the passenger flow varies greatly within different sections, this mode will lead to a low load factor in some sec...

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Main Authors: Qiuchi Xue, Xin Yang, Jianjun Wu, Huijun Sun, Haodong Yin, Yunchao Qu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/13/3701