Multi-Period Line Planning and Timetabling for Varying Railway Passenger Demand
R.J.H. van der Knaap (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)
R.M.P. Goverde – Promotor (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)
N. van Oort – Promotor (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)
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Abstract
Cyclic railway timetables offer passengers a memorable and easy-to-use service, but they lack flexibility in responding to variations in passenger demand throughout the day. To maintain memorability while better adapting train services to fluctuating demand, this dissertation introduces multi-period cyclic timetables. It develops methods to partition the day into demand-homogeneous periods and optimisation models to design tailored line plans and cyclic timetables for each period, thereby improving the alignment between railway services and passenger demand.