Railway timetable stability analysis using max-plus system theory

• Published in: Transportation research. Part B: methodological Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 179 - 201
• Main Author: Goverde, Rob M.P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2007; Elsevier
• Series: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
• Subjects: Max-plus algebra; Railway timetable; Stability; Timed event graph; Timed event graph; Stability; Railway timetable; Max-plus algebra

In highly-interconnected timetables or dense railway traffic, a single delayed train may cause a domino effect of secondary delays over the entire network, which is a main concern to planners and dispatchers. This paper describes a stability theory to analyse timetables on sensitivity and robustness...