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Wang, P. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)This paper proposes a novel approach for energy-efficient timetabling by adjusting the running time allocation of given timetables using train trajectory optimization. The approach first converts the arrival and departure times to time window constraints in order to relax the given timetable. Then a train trajectory optimization method is...journal article 2019
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Yan, F. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)This paper proposes a new multi-objective periodic railway timetabling (MOPRT) problem with four objectives to be minimized: train journey time, timetable regularity deviation, timetable vulnerability and the number of overtakings. The aim is to find an efficient, regular and robust timetable that utilizes the infrastructure capacity as good as...journal article 2019
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Quaglietta, E. (author), Wang, M. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)The increasing need for capacity has led the railway industry to explore next generation signalling concepts such as Virtual Coupling which takes moving-block operations further by separating trains by a relative braking distance, like cars on the road. By means of a Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication architecture trains can move in a...conference paper 2019
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Zhu, Y. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Unexpected disruptions occur frequently in railway systems, during which many train services cannot run as scheduled. This paper deals with timetable rescheduling during such disruptions, particularly in the case where all tracks between two stations are blocked for a few hours. In practice, the disruption length is uncertain, and a disruption...conference paper 2019
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Quaglietta, E. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Virtual Coupling is a next-generation signalling concept conceived to increase railway capacity by bringing moving-block operations one step further to separating trains by a relative braking distance, like cars on the road. Thanks to a Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication layer, trains can move in virtually coupled platoons which can be...conference paper 2019
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Kapetanović, M. (author), van Oort, N. (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)This paper presents a review of research and models regarding sustainability of railway passenger services. In order to take into account all relevant aspects in terms of environmental impacts of a railway passenger service, a holistic system perspective is required, that includes a whole life cycle assessment. A life cycle approach is important...conference paper 2019
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Zhu, Y. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Passenger assignment models for major disruptions that require trains to be<br/>cancelled/short-turned in railway systems are rarely considered in literature, although these models could make a significant contribution to passenger-oriented disruption timetable design/rescheduling. This paper proposes a dynamic passenger assignment model, where...journal article 2019
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Bešinović, Nikola (author), Quaglietta, E. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)A significant growth of the railway transportation demand is forecasted in the next decades which needs an increase of network capacity. Where possible, infrastructure upgrading can provide extra capacity; although in some cases, this is not enough to satisfy the entire transportation demand even if optimised timetabling is performed. We...journal article 2019
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Corman, Francesco (author), Quaglietta, E. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Railway transportation provides sustainable, fast and safe transport. Its attractiveness is linked to a broad concept of service reliability: the capability to adhere to a timetable in the presence of delays perturbing traffic. To counter these phenomena, real-time rescheduling can be used, changing train orders and times, according to rules of...journal article 2018
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Ghaemi, N. (author), Cats, O. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)In case of railway disruptions, traffic controllers are responsible for dealing with disrupted traffic and reduce the negative impact for the rest of the network. In case of a complete blockage when no train can use an entire track, a common practice is to short-turn trains. Trains approaching the blockage cannot proceed according to their...journal article 2018
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Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Intreerede - In verkorte vorm uitgesproken op 9 november 2018 ter gelegenheid van de aanvaarding van het ambt van hoogleraar ‘Railway traffic operations and management’ aan de faculteit Civiele Techniek en Geowetenschappen van de Technische Universiteit Delftpublic lecture 2018
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Zhu, Y. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Quaglietta, E. (author)Unexpected disruptions occur in the railways on a daily basis, which are<br/>typically handled manually by experienced trac controllers with the support of<br/>predened contingency plans. When several disruptions occur simultaneously, it is<br/>rather hard for trac controllers to make trac management decisions, because 1)<br/>the predened...conference paper 2018
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Dekker, Mark M. (author), van Lieshout, Rolf N. (author), Ball, Robin C. (author), Bouman, Paul C. (author), Dekker, Stefan C. (author), Dijkstra, Henk A. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Huisman, Dennis (author), Panja, Deb (author), Schaafsma, Alfons A.M. (author), van den Akker, Marjan (author)Railway systems occasionally get into a state of out-of-control, meaning that there is barely any train is running, even though the required resources (infrastructure, rolling stock and crew) are available. These situations can either be caused by large disruptions or unexpected propagation and accumulation of delays. Because of the large number...conference paper 2018
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Ghaemi, N. (author), Zilko, A.A. (author), Yan, F. (author), Cats, O. (author), Kurowicka, D. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Disruptions such as rolling stock breakdown, signal failures, and accidents are recurrent events during daily railway operation. Such events disrupt the deployment of resources and cause delay to passengers. Obtaining a reliable disruption length estimation can potentially reduce the negative impact caused by the disruption. Different factors...journal article 2018
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Solving large-scale train timetable adjustment problems under infrastructure maintenance possessionsVan Aken, Sander (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)During infrastructure maintenance possessions, commonly not all trains can operate, and the original timetable may have to be adjusted accordingly. To deliver the best service to passengers, operators have to coordinate adjustment measures dealing with multiple possessions at the network level. In this paper, we consider the Train Timetable...journal article 2017
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Yan, F. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)This paper focuses on optimizing the robustness of a timetable with multiple train lines of different frequencies, where overtakings are also taken into account. An optimization model is considered of a cyclic railway timetable problem where dwell times and running times are variable and overtaking is allowed for relevant stations and each...conference paper 2017
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Ghaemi, N. (author), Cats, O. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)This paper investigates the challenges of railway traffic controllers in dealing with big disruptions and the kind of support tools that could help to improve their task in terms of performance, lead time and workload. The disruption handling process can be partitioned into three phases resembling a bathtub. For each phase the essential...journal article 2017
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Bešinović, Nikola (author), Quaglietta, E. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)A growth of the railway transportation demand is forecasted in the next decades which needs an increase of network capacity. Where possible, infrastructure upgrading can release extra capacity, although in some cases this is not enough to satisfy the entire transportation demand unless optimised timetabling is performed. We propose a heuristic...conference paper 2017
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Zhu, Y. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)The issue of disruptions in railway systems attracts a growing attention due to its severity to the society. Mitigation strategies are proposed from different perspectives to reduce the system vulnerability resulting by disruptions. However, due to financial limitations, it is not realistic to realize all strategies in the real world. Thus, it...conference paper 2017
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Zhu, Y. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Passenger-oriented rescheduling problems receive increasing attention. However, the passenger assignment models used for evaluating the rescheduling solutions are usually simplified by many assumptions. To estimate passenger inconvenience more accurately, this paper establishes a dynamic passenger assignment model during disruptions, in which...conference paper 2017