Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: van Lieshout, R.N.
Author-Name-Last: van Lieshout
Author-Name-First: Rolf
Author-Name: van den Akker, J.M.
Author-Name-Last: van den Akker
Author-Name: R. Mendes Borges
Author-Name: T. Druijf
Author-Name: Quaglietta, E.
Author-Name-Last: Quaglietta
Author-Name-First: Egidio
Title: Microscopic Simulation of Decentralized Dispatching Strategies in Railways
Abstract: This paper analyzes the effectiveness of decentralized strategies for dispatching
 rolling stock and train drivers in a railway system. Such strategies give operators
 a robust alternative in case centralized control fails due to an abundance of infrastructure
 or rolling stock disruptions or information system malfunctions. We test the
 performance of four rolling stock and two driver dispatching strategies in a microscopic
 simulation. Our test case is a part of the Dutch railway network, containing eleven
 stations linked by four train lines. We find that with the decentralized dispatching
 strategies, target frequencies of the lines are approximately met and train services are
 highly regular without large delays. Especially strategies that allow rolling stock to
 switch between lines result in a high performance
Length: 30
Creation-Date: 2021-11-01
File-URL: https://repub.eur.nl/pub/136996/EI-1708.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Series: RePEc:ems:eureir
Number: EI-1708
Keywords: decentralized control, local dispatching, microscopic simulation, rescheduling
Handle: RePEc:ems:eureir:136996