Comparative Analysis of Line Plans of Intercity Railway Using Different Train Stopping Patterns

Abstract

Line planning is an important part of service management of Railway. Using the minimum operating cost as objective function, an integer linear programming model for line planning problem of intercity railway is established in this paper. Different alternative line set are constructed according to different train stopping patterns of intercity railways to investigate the impact of different train stopping strategies on rail line capacity utilization and passenger service level. A case study is carried out with Guangzhou-Zhuhai intercity railway as a background. The results show, train stopping pattern plays an important role at the stage of line planning and it will affect a train line plan from interval, equilibrium and other aspects of service quality.