Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Michiel Vromans, Rommert Dekker, Leo Kroon Erasmus University, NS Travelers Reliability of Railway Systems Simulation and heterogeneity

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Presentation Measuring Performance Planning Principles SSHR and SAHR Performance Indicators Practical Case Discussion and Conclusions Questions

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Measuring Performance Ex-post measurements: punctuality transfer punctuality average train delay average traveler delay canceled trains other: seating probability, traveler information,...

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Planning Principles Supplements and Buffers Frequencies Line Plan – Network Relations Heterogeneity Cyclic

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Cyclic

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Supplements and Buffers A B 0 t s → time Quantity and Distribution

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Frequencies

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Line Plan – Network Relations A B C F E D A C B E DF

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Heterogeneity Heterogeneous Homogeneous

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Heterogeneity 2- or 3-train system: local trains & ICs or local- & regional trains & ICs Cargo and High Speed Trains number of stops 2- or 4-tracks sidings (overtake possibilities) Dependencies

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Performance Indicators Ex-Ante measurements: platform utilization minimal cycle time headway times switch area utilization track utilization

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Headway times percentage smaller than X minutes SSHR sum of shortest headway reciprocals SAHR sum of arrival headway reciprocals smallest

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 T1T1 T2T2 T3T3 T4T4 15 T1T1 T2T2 T3T3 T4T T1T1 T2T2 T3T3 T4T SSHR and SAHR

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 SSHR and SAHR T1T1 T2T2 T3T3 T4T T1T1 T2T2 T3T3 T4T T1T1 T2T2 T3T3 T4T

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 SSHR and SAHR T1T1 T2T2 T3T3 T4T T1T1 T2T2 T3T3 T4T T1T1 T2T2 T3T3 T4T

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Practical Case: Rotterdam/Den Haag - Utrecht Gvc Rtd Ut MdaGdgGd ZtmZtm o Wd Vb Vtn CpsRta Nwk Rtn Gvc Rtd Ut MdaGdgGd ZtmZtm o Wd Vb Vtn CpsRtaNwk Rtn

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Heterogeneous and Homogeneous

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Simulation results Practical case: Rotterdam / Den Haag - Utrecht 3’-dispunctuality decreases by 32–36% Secundairy delays decrease by 62–76% Larger differences in theoretical case av.delay -60%; dispunct. -50–75%; sec.delays -95% very heterogeneous starting situation by using only one kind of rolling stock, homogenization is easier Average delay decreases by ± 25%

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Delay reduction and SSHR Gd-Gvc Gvc-Gd Gd-Rtd Rtd-Gd Gd-UtUt-Gd

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Delay reduction and SAHR Gd-Gvc Gvc-Gd Gd-Rtd Rtd-Gd Gd-Ut Ut-Gd

Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport ECOPT – workshop February 19, 2004 Discussion Difficult to find an appropriate measure, because the timetable has many characteristics SSHR and SAHR applicable relatively, but not absolute Homogenization improves reliability

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