Operation Scheme for City Railway Train Considering Passenger Travel Time Value

Abstract

[Objective] In view of the functional orientation of city railway and the inconsistency in passengers demand for travel convenience, ride comfort, and economy under the current economic and social development, it is necessary to study the train operation scheme for city railway which takes the passenger travel time value into account. [Method] A train operation scheme model considering passenger travel time value is built. In the model, passenger travel cost and train operation cost are taken as the objective function, and train capacity, inter-station passenger flow and the operating train quantity are the main constraint conditions. Meanwhile, Pareto model is used to standardize the time value of various passengers and the operating cost of trains with different marshalling. Targeting the Shanghai urban rail transit airport link as the research background, two types of train marshalling for 4-car and 8-car trains are considered to calculate, analyze and evaluate the train operation scheme for the single trip during peak hours from Hongqiao Railway Station to Shanghai East Station. [Result & Conclusion] The train operation scheme which takes the passenger travel time value into account can minimize the passenger travel cost and better meet the time demands of various passengers. Extending the travel time for passengers with lower time value and shortening the travel time for passengers with higher time value can effectively achieve the economic efficiency of the train operation scheme.

Keywords

• city railway
• train operation scheme
• passenger travel time value