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Reliability and Heterogeneity of Railway ServicesM. J. C. M. VromansErasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) Rommert DekkerErasmus University, Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus School of Economics ; Erasmus University, Rotterdam (EUR) - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM) ; Tinbergen Institute Rotterdam L. G. KroonErasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) - Department of Decision and Information Sciences; Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM); NS Reizigers - Department of Logistics 16 2003, 12 ERIM Report Series Reference No. ERS-2003-090-LIS Abstract: Reliability is one of the key factors in transportation, both for passengers and for cargo. This paper examines reliability in public railway systems. Reliability of railway services is a complex matter, since there are many causes for disruptions and at least as many causes for delays to spread around in space and time. One way to increase the reliability is to reduce the propagation of delays due to the interdependencies between trains. In this paper we attempt to decrease these interdependencies by reducing the running time differences per track section, i.e. by creating more homogeneous timetables. Because of the complexity of railway systems, we use network wide simulation for the analysis of the alternative timetables. We report on both theoretical and practical cases. Besides a comparison of different timetables, also general timetabling principles are deduced. Reliability is one of the key factors in transportation, both for passengers and for cargo. This paper examines reliability in public railway systems. Reliability of railway services is a complex matter, since there are many causes for disruptions and at least as many causes for delays to spread around in space and time. One way to increase the reliability is to reduce the propagation of delays due to the interdependencies between trains. In this paper we attempt to decrease these interdependencies by reducing the running time differences per track section, i.e. by creating more homogeneous timetables. Because of the complexity of railway systems, we use network wide simulation for the analysis of the alternative timetables. We report on both theoretical and practical cases. Besides a comparison of different timetables, also general timetabling principles are deduced.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 29 Keywords: railways, transportation, reliability, heterogeneity, simulation JEL Classification: M, M11, L92 working papers seriesDate posted: March 11, 2004Suggested CitationContact Information
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