50 years of OR in railway timetabling and rolling stock planning
This survey paper discusses the literature on Operations Research (OR) models and algorithms for railway planning in the last decades. Since infrastructure and rolling stock are two resources that are both very capital-intensive and characterize the railway system, we focus on timetabling and rollin...
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| author | Pedro José Correia Duarte Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès Dennis Huisman Carlo Mannino Giorgio Sartor Norman Weik Philipp Widmann |
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| description | This survey paper discusses the literature on Operations Research (OR) models and algorithms for railway planning in the last decades. Since infrastructure and rolling stock are two resources that are both very capital-intensive and characterize the railway system, we focus on timetabling and rolling stock planning problems. For timetabling, we also classify the literature among two dimensions, namely the decision level (strategic, tactical, operational) and the type of network infrastructure (dependent routes, independent routes). We also discuss robustness aspects in both planning problems.We focus the discussion of the literature on the applicability of the models in the European context, where different types of trains (high-speed passenger trains, high-frequent suburban trains and freight trains) often share the same tracks and the organization of the railways is usually split between an infrastructure manager and one or more railway undertakings operating the trains.We conclude the paper with some challenges and future research directions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8df47a8fa03847a2b541c62d0ee0e6a82025-08-20T01:58:00ZengElsevierEURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics2192-43842025-01-011410015510.1016/j.ejtl.2025.10015550 years of OR in railway timetabling and rolling stock planningPedro José Correia Duarte0Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès1Dennis Huisman2Carlo Mannino3Giorgio Sartor4Norman Weik5Philipp Widmann6Econometric Institute and Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The NetherlandsMines Saint-Etienne, University Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, UMR 6158 LIMOS,CMP, Department of Manufacturing Sciences and Logistics, Gardanne, France; Department of Accounting and Operations Management, BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, NorwayEconometric Institute and Erasmus Center for Optimization in Public Transport, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Digitalization of Operations, Netherlands Railways, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Corresponding author.SINTEF Digital, Department of Mathematics and Cybernetics, Forskningsveien 1, 0373, Oslo, NorwaySINTEF Digital, Department of Mathematics and Cybernetics, Forskningsveien 1, 0373, Oslo, NorwayTechnical University of Munich, TUM School of Engineering and Design,Professorship for Design and Operation of Public Rail Transport Systems (RTS), Parkring 35, 85748, Garching, GermanyGerman Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Transportation Systems, Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108, Braunschweig, GermanyThis survey paper discusses the literature on Operations Research (OR) models and algorithms for railway planning in the last decades. Since infrastructure and rolling stock are two resources that are both very capital-intensive and characterize the railway system, we focus on timetabling and rolling stock planning problems. For timetabling, we also classify the literature among two dimensions, namely the decision level (strategic, tactical, operational) and the type of network infrastructure (dependent routes, independent routes). We also discuss robustness aspects in both planning problems.We focus the discussion of the literature on the applicability of the models in the European context, where different types of trains (high-speed passenger trains, high-frequent suburban trains and freight trains) often share the same tracks and the organization of the railways is usually split between an infrastructure manager and one or more railway undertakings operating the trains.We conclude the paper with some challenges and future research directions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2192437625000044Operations ResearchRailway planningTimetablingRolling stock planningEurope |
| spellingShingle | Pedro José Correia Duarte Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès Dennis Huisman Carlo Mannino Giorgio Sartor Norman Weik Philipp Widmann 50 years of OR in railway timetabling and rolling stock planning EURO Journal on Transportation and Logistics Operations Research Railway planning Timetabling Rolling stock planning Europe |
| title | 50 years of OR in railway timetabling and rolling stock planning |
| title_full | 50 years of OR in railway timetabling and rolling stock planning |
| title_fullStr | 50 years of OR in railway timetabling and rolling stock planning |
| title_full_unstemmed | 50 years of OR in railway timetabling and rolling stock planning |
| title_short | 50 years of OR in railway timetabling and rolling stock planning |
| title_sort | 50 years of or in railway timetabling and rolling stock planning |
| topic | Operations Research Railway planning Timetabling Rolling stock planning Europe |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2192437625000044 |
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