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Knoester, Max J. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Afghari, A.P. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), van Egmond, Jochen (author)Disruptions occur frequently in railway networks, requiring timetable adjustments, while causing serious delays and cancellations. However, little is known about the performance dynamics during disruptions nor the extent to which the resilience curve applies in practice. This paper presents a data-driven quantification approach for an ex-post...journal article 2023
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Cunillera, A. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Lentink, Ramon M. (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)The dynamics of a moving train are usually described by means of a motion model based on Newton's second law. This model uses as input track geometry data and train characteristics like mass, the parameters that model the running resistance, the maximum tractive effort and power, and the brake rates to be applied. It can reproduce and predict...journal article 2023
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Wang, P. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Corman, F. (author)Employing regenerative braking in trains contributes to reducing the amount of energy used, especially when applied to commuter trains and to those used on very dense suburban networks. This paper presents a method to fine-tune the periodic timetable to improve the utilization of regenerative energy and to shave power peaks while maintaining...journal article 2022
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van Hövell, Madeleine E.M.A. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), de Weerdt, M.M. (author)Trains consist of one or more railway vehicles called rolling stock, which need interior and exterior cleaning and small technical checks on a daily basis. These services are executed at service locations (SLs). Scheduling rolling stock servicing tasks during an operational day is important to guarantee the fulfilment of servicing deadlines....journal article 2022
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Cunillera, A. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Train movement dynamics are usually modelled by means of Newton's second law. The resulting dynamic equation can be very precise if the parameters that it depends on are determined accurately. However, these parameters may vary in time and show wide variations, making the calibration task nontrivial and jeopardizing the performance of a broad...journal article 2022
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Optimal network electrification plan for operation of battery-electric multiple unit regional trainsKapetanović, M. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)The Netherlands have one of the highest rail electrification rates in the EU with over 75% of the railway network electrified (European Comission, 2018), offering environment-friendly trains operation. However, in order to achieve carbon neutral railway sector by 2050, significant investments are required to further improve environmental...abstract 2022
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Tang, Ruifan (author), De Donato, Lorenzo (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Flammini, Francesco (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Lin, Zhiyuan (author), Liu, Ronghui (author), Tang, Tianli (author), Vittorini, Valeria (author), Wang, Z. (author)Nowadays it is widely accepted that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is significantly influencing a large number of domains, including railways. In this paper, we present a systematic literature review of the current state-of-the-art of AI in railway transport. In particular, we analysed and discussed papers from a holistic railway perspective,...review 2022
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Cunillera, A. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Lentink, Ramon (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)An accurate train motion model is a key component of a wide spectrum of railway applications, from timetabling algorithms to Automatic Train Operation systems. Therefore, model calibration has become crucial in the railway industry, although this topic has not received the attention and recognition in academia that its practical relevance...conference paper 2022
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Bešinović, Nikola (author), Wang, Yihui (author), Zhu, Songwei (author), Quaglietta, E. (author), Tang, Tao (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)In big cities, the metro lines usually face great pressure caused by huge passengers demand, especially during peak hours. When disruptions occur, passengers accumulate quickly at stations. It is of great importance for dispatchers to take passenger flow control into consideration for the traffic management to ensure passengers' safety and to...journal article 2021
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Zomer, Jordi (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), de Weerdt, M.M. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Due to increasing railway use, the capacity at railway yards and maintenance locations is becoming limiting to accommodate existing rolling stock. To reduce capacity issues at maintenance locations during nighttime, railway undertakings consider performing more daytime maintenance, but the choice at which locations personnel needs to be...journal article 2021
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Bešinović, Nikola (author), Widarno, B. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)This paper tackles railway timetabling with infrastructure work possessions. It introduces the integrated Passenger and Freight Train Timetable Adjustment Problem (PF-TTAP) which handles both passenger as well as freight trains. To deal with possessions, passenger trains are typically retimed, reordered or partially cancelled, while for freight...conference paper 2020
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Bešinović, Nikola (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)Routing trains through busy railway station layouts is an important part of the timetabling process. For each train, a feasible route has to be determined to provide reliable operations, given the arrival and departure times at stations. In this paper, we propose a model for stable and robust train routing with the goal to minimize capacity...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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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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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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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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Bešinović, Nikola (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author), Quaglietta, E. (author)This article tackles the real-world planning problem of railway operations. Improving the timetable planning process will result in more reliable product plans and a higher quality of service for passengers and freight operators. We focus on the microscopic models for computing accurate track blocking times for guaranteeing feasibility and...journal article 2016
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Yan, F. (author), Bešinović, Nikola (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)To satisfy the growing passenger transportation demands and improve the service quality in a railway system, a high-quality line plan needs to be designed. Line planning is an initial optimization problem in the process of railway transportation management, which includes the origin and destination (OD) of trains, routes, stop patterns and...conference paper 2015
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