Stop Plan of Express and Local Train for Regional Rail Transit Line

Abstract

The urban rail transit line operating in the express and local train mode can solve the problem of disequilibrium passenger flow and space and meet the rapid arrival demand of long-distance passengers. In this paper, the Logit model is used to analyze the behavior of passengers choosing trains by considering the sensitivity of travel time and travel distance. Then, based on the composition of passenger travel time, an integer programming model for train stop scheme, aimed at minimizing the total passenger travel time, is proposed. Finally, combined with a certain regional rail line in Shenzhen, the plan is solved by genetic algorithm and evaluated through the time benefit, carrying capacity, and energy consumption efficiency. The simulation result shows that although the capacity is reduced by 6 trains, the optimized travel time per person is 10.34 min, and the energy consumption is saved by about 16%, which proves that the proposed model is efficient and feasible.

A Travel Behavior-Based Skip-Stop Strategy Considering Train Choice Behaviors Based on Smartcard Data

“…Since distributions by O-D pairs do not appear as the same type, a stochastic approach is required to calculate the respective travel times of the local train passengers and the express train passengers for the O-D pair. Previous studies analyzed the skip-stop strategy with the deterministic assumptions [13][14][15]. For example, the travel times of one station is fixed to three minutes.…”

“…However, the evaluation could be indirectly compared through a comparison of the same measures of effectiveness. The four-comparison model was selected from the previously reviewed studies, which have objective functions to minimize the travel times [12][13][14][15].…”

“…Although the passengers' waiting times would be increased at these local stations, this strategy had the advantage of reducing the total travel time of the railway network [6][7][8][9]. The skip-stop strategy has been designed properly and coordinated sensibly by considering various conditions [10][11][12][13][14][15]. In practice, the express stations were designated based on empirical criteria, in that they served as transfer stations with other railways lines and tended to have a considerable number of riderships within the station [5].…”

Multicriteria Evaluation of Transport Plan for High-Speed Rail: An Application to Beijing-Xiongan

“…The rapid expansion of cites also tends to cause transportation networks to be spread around large areas, within which the long-distance regional rail network is formed [17]. Travel mode selection is based on high reliability, shorter travel time, higher operational efficiency, and the need for fewer transfers [18]. Cities are expanding rapidly, and noncapital functions tend to move to the suburbs, thereby causing an increase in the numbers of passengers [18].…”

“…Travel mode selection is based on high reliability, shorter travel time, higher operational efficiency, and the need for fewer transfers [18]. Cities are expanding rapidly, and noncapital functions tend to move to the suburbs, thereby causing an increase in the numbers of passengers [18]. Many studies have been done for the railway which consider different parameters as per the study outcome, such as [19] shortest travel time and passenger satisfaction [20,21].…”