Robust timetables for railway traffic (continuation), RTJ+
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Linköpings universitet - Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 700 000 |
| Project duration | September 2013 - June 2016 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The project ´Robust railway timetabling´ (continuation) aims at developing methods for constructing robust timetables for Swedish railway traffic. The achieved robustness in the produced timetables can be evaluated by simulation and optimization. Timetable construction is a comprehensive research field. In this project we start from existing or suggested timetables and modify them for increased robustness. The purpose has been well fulfilled and is documented in several scientific articles.
Expected results and effects
The result includes a case study showing the shortages in current strategies, two methodological approaches for in various ways overcoming these shortages (robustness in critical points and travel time dependent headways), along with several articles addressing the relation to other quality aspects and short term planning. The project has contributed to the graduate education program by two licentiate theses.
Planned approach and implementation
The project has been designed as a PhD project for two students, with two separate main questions, related to robustness in critical points and travel time dependent headways, and was divided into 8 work packages. The project has mainly followed its original plan. A revision was approved by the steering committee in summer 2015, as one of the students left the project. The precise content of the concluding parts has to some extent been adjusted with respect to two continuation projects to start, for which financial support is already granted by the Swedish Transport Administration.