A Simulation Platform for Combined Rail/Road Transport in Multiyards Intermodal Terminals
With the rapid development of multiyards railway intermodal terminal (MYRIT) construction in China, performance evaluation has become an important issue for terminal design and management departments. Due to the complexity of the multiyards terminal and the associated rail network, the train moving...
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| description | With the rapid development of multiyards railway intermodal terminal (MYRIT) construction in China, performance evaluation has become an important issue for terminal design and management departments. Due to the complexity of the multiyards terminal and the associated rail network, the train moving process and related terminal operations have become more complicated compared with the traditional intermodal container terminal. However, in general simulation platforms, the train moving process is simplified and train route scheduling rules are not considered in existing simulation models. In order to provide an accurate and comprehensive quantitative evaluation tool for MYRIT, a simulation platform based on the Timed Petri Net model has been developed, which can offer decision support for terminal design and management departments. In this platform, a yards and facilities layout module has been created to give simulation users access to designing the railway network on this platform. And a train route dispatching simulation method has been integrated to provide an accurate simulation of the train moving process. Based on a real case of Qianchang railway intermodal terminal that is located in Fujian Province, China, the platform is thoroughly validated against historical data. And the test scenarios show that train routes arrangement and handling equipment configuration both have a significant influence on overall terminal performance, which need to be carefully considered during terminal design and management. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-697140a07f2b4633ac323b0c0c48a5bc2025-08-20T02:23:55ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952018-01-01201810.1155/2018/58129395812939A Simulation Platform for Combined Rail/Road Transport in Multiyards Intermodal TerminalsXuchao Chen0Shiwei He1Tingting Li2Yubin Li3School of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaSchool of Urban Planning and Design, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaSchool of Traffic and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, ChinaWith the rapid development of multiyards railway intermodal terminal (MYRIT) construction in China, performance evaluation has become an important issue for terminal design and management departments. Due to the complexity of the multiyards terminal and the associated rail network, the train moving process and related terminal operations have become more complicated compared with the traditional intermodal container terminal. However, in general simulation platforms, the train moving process is simplified and train route scheduling rules are not considered in existing simulation models. In order to provide an accurate and comprehensive quantitative evaluation tool for MYRIT, a simulation platform based on the Timed Petri Net model has been developed, which can offer decision support for terminal design and management departments. In this platform, a yards and facilities layout module has been created to give simulation users access to designing the railway network on this platform. And a train route dispatching simulation method has been integrated to provide an accurate simulation of the train moving process. Based on a real case of Qianchang railway intermodal terminal that is located in Fujian Province, China, the platform is thoroughly validated against historical data. And the test scenarios show that train routes arrangement and handling equipment configuration both have a significant influence on overall terminal performance, which need to be carefully considered during terminal design and management.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5812939 |
| spellingShingle | Xuchao Chen Shiwei He Tingting Li Yubin Li A Simulation Platform for Combined Rail/Road Transport in Multiyards Intermodal Terminals Journal of Advanced Transportation |
| title | A Simulation Platform for Combined Rail/Road Transport in Multiyards Intermodal Terminals |
| title_full | A Simulation Platform for Combined Rail/Road Transport in Multiyards Intermodal Terminals |
| title_fullStr | A Simulation Platform for Combined Rail/Road Transport in Multiyards Intermodal Terminals |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Simulation Platform for Combined Rail/Road Transport in Multiyards Intermodal Terminals |
| title_short | A Simulation Platform for Combined Rail/Road Transport in Multiyards Intermodal Terminals |
| title_sort | simulation platform for combined rail road transport in multiyards intermodal terminals |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5812939 |
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