Assessment of alternative line plans for severe winter conditions in the Netherlands

• Published in: Public transport Vol. 9; no. 1-2; pp. 55 - 71
• Main Authors: Trap, Maarten L., Huisman, Dennis, Goverde, Rob M. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.07.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Automotive Engineering; Business and Management; CAE) and Design; Case studies; Climatology; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD; Controllability; Operations Research/Decision Theory; Original Paper; Stability; Trains; Transport; Transportation; Weather; Netherlands; Controllability; Line planning; Railway optimization; Extreme weather

Winter weather has a major impact on railway operations in the Netherlands. To stay in control, the number of trains is reduced by 20% in a special “winter timetable”. This results in a more controllable network, but an insufficient amount of transport capacity. Adapting the line plan can result in...