Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Hoogervorst, R.
Author-Name-Last: Hoogervorst
Author-Name-First: Rowan
Author-Name: Dollevoet, T.A.B.
Author-Name-Last: Dollevoet
Author-Name-First: Twan
Author-Name: Maróti, G.
Author-Name-Last: Maróti
Author-Name-First: Gábor
Author-Name: Huisman, D.
Author-Name-Last: Huisman
Author-Name-First: Dennis
Author-Person: phu27
Title: Reducing Passenger Delays by Rolling Stock Rescheduling
Abstract: Delays are a major nuisance to railway passengers. The extent to which a delay propagates,
 and thus affects the passengers, is influenced by the assignment of rolling stock. We propose to
 reschedule the rolling stock in such a way that the passenger delay is minimized and such that
 objectives on passenger comfort and operational efficiency are taken into account. We refer to
 this problem as the Passenger Delay Reduction Problem (PDRP). We propose two models for this
 problem, which are based on two dominant streams of literature for the traditional Rolling Stock
 Rescheduling Problem. The first model is an arc formulation of the problem, while the second
 model is a path formulation. We test the effectiveness of these models on instances of Netherlands
 Railways (NS). The results show that the rescheduling of rolling stock can significantly decrease
 the passenger delays in the system. Especially allowing flexibility in the assignment of rolling
 stock at terminal stations turns out to be effective in reducing the delays. Moreover, we show
 that the arc formulation based model performs best in finding high-quality solutions within the
 limited time that is available in the rescheduling phase.
Length: 33
Creation-Date: 2018-01-01
File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/114971/Repub_114971.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Series: RePEc:ems:eureir
Number: EI2018-29
Keywords: Rolling Stock Rescheduling, Disruption Management, Railway Optimization, Column Generation
Handle: RePEc:ems:eureir:114971