A comparison of performance metrics for balancing the power consumption of trains in a railway network by slight timetable adaptation

Bärmann A, Martin A, Schneider O (2017)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2017

Journal

Public Transport Springer Verlag

Book Volume: 9

Pages Range: 95-113

Journal Issue: 1

DOI: 10.1007/s12469-017-0160-4

Abstract

We investigate the problem of designing energy-efficient timetables for railway traffic. More precisely, we slightly adapt a given timetable draft before it is published by moderately shifting the departure times of the trains at the stations. To this end, we propose a mixed-integer programming model for feasible adaptations of the timetable draft and investigate its behaviour under different objective functions which fall into two classes: reducing the energy cost and increasing the stability of the power supply system. These tests are performed on real-world problem instances from our industry partner Deutsche Bahn AG. They show a significant potential for improvements in the existing railway timetables.

Authors with CRIS profile

Andreas Bärmann Economics - Discrete Optimization - Mathematics (EDOM) Alexander Martin Economics - Discrete Optimization - Mathematics (EDOM) Oskar Schneider Economics - Discrete Optimization - Mathematics (EDOM)

How to cite

APA:

Bärmann, A., Martin, A., & Schneider, O. (2017). A comparison of performance metrics for balancing the power consumption of trains in a railway network by slight timetable adaptation. Public Transport, 9(1), 95-113. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12469-017-0160-4

MLA:

Bärmann, Andreas, Alexander Martin, and Oskar Schneider. "A comparison of performance metrics for balancing the power consumption of trains in a railway network by slight timetable adaptation." Public Transport 9.1 (2017): 95-113.

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