Submissions from 2023
Integrated optimization of rolling stock allocation and train timetables for urban rail transit networks: A benders decomposition approach, Jiateng Yin, Fan Pu, Lixing Yang, Andrea D'Ariano, and Zhouhong Wang
Synchronization of train timetables in an urban rail network: A bi-objective optimization approach, Jiateng Yin, Miao Wang, Andrea D'Ariano, Jinlei Zhang, and Lixing Yang
Decomposition and approximate dynamic programming approach to optimization of train timetable and skip-stop plan for metro networks, Yin Yuan, Shukai Li, Ronghui Liu, Lixing Yang, and Ziyou Gao
Optimal platforming, routing, and scheduling of trains and locomotives in a rail passenger station yard, Bojian Zhang, Yongxiang Zhang, Andrea D’Ariano, Tommaso Bosi, Gongyuan Lu, and Qiyuan Peng
Morning commute in congested urban rail transit system: a macroscopic model for equilibrium distribution of passenger arrivals, Jiahua Zhang, Kentaro Wada, and Takashi Oguchi
Bus Scheduling of Overlapping Routes Based on the Combination of All-Stop and Stop-Skipping Services, Mingye Zhang, Min Yang, Da Lei, and Xiammin Song
Integrated optimization of demand-driven timetable, train formation plan and rolling stock circulation with variable running times and dwell times, Yaqiong Zhao, Dewei Li, Yonghao Yin, and Xiaoli Zhao
Multi-route coordination for bus systems in response to road disruptions, Hankun Zheng, Huijun Sun, Liujiang Kang, Peiling Dai, and Jianjun Wu
Robust collaborative optimization for train timetabling and short-turning strategy in urban rail transit systems, Ling Zhu, Shukai Li, Yuting Hu, and Bin Jia
Collaborative optimization of rescue operation and timetable rescheduling under metro train failure, Qiaozhen Zhu, Yun Bai, Lingling Yang, Yao Chen, and Dongyang Yan
Submissions from 2022
Measurement and classification of transit delays using GTFS-RT data, Zack Aemmer, Andisheh Ranjbari, and Don MacKenzie
Are commuter train timetables consistent with passengers’ valuations of waiting times and in-vehicle crowding?, Abderrahman Ait Ali, Jonas Eliasson, and Jennifer Warg
Robust strategic planning of dynamic wireless charging infrastructure for electric buses, Yaseen Alweabi, Farzad Avishan, İhsan Yanıkoğlu, Zhaocai Liu, and Yong Wang
Evaluation of the techno-economic performance of battery electric buses: Case study of a bus line in paris, Hussein Basma, Marc Haddad, Charbel Mansour, Maroun Nemer, and Pascal Stabat
Towards renewable public transport: Mining the performance of electric buses using solar-radiation as an auxiliary power source, Haoqian Chen, Yi Sui, Wen-long Shang, Rencheng Sun, Zhiheng Chen, Changying Wang, Chunjia Han, Yuqian Zhang, and Haoran Zhang
An operating system for extra long urban trains, Carlos F. Daganzo
Enhancing the interaction of railway timetabling and line planning with infrastructure awareness, Florian Fuchs, Alessio Trivella, and Francesco Corman
Robustness and disturbances in public transport, Liping Ge, Stefan Voß, and Lin Xie
Subline frequency setting for autonomous minibusses under demand uncertainty, K. Gkiotsalitis, M. Schmidt, and E. van der Hurk
Timetabling for a congested urban rail transit network based on mixed logic dynamic model, Sijia Hao, Rui Song, and Shiwei He
Computationally efficient train timetable generation of metro networks with uncertain transfer walking time to reduce passenger waiting time: A generalized Benders decomposition-based method, Yuting Hu, Shukai Li, Maged M. Dessouky, Lixing Yang, and Ziyou Gao
Scheduling zonal-based flexible bus service under dynamic stochastic demand and Time-dependent travel time, Enoch Lee, Xuekai Cen, and Hong K. Lo
Path-oriented synchronized transit scheduling using time-dependent data, Kelvin Lee, Yu Jiang, Avishai (Avi) Ceder, Justin Dauwels, Rong Su, and Otto Anker Nielsen
Resolution of coupling order and station level constraints in train unit scheduling, Li Lei, Raymond S.K. Kwan, Zhiyuan Lin, and Pedro J. Copado-Mendez
Skip-Stop Strategy Patterns optimization to enhance mass transit operation under physical distancing policy due to COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, Charinee Limsawasd, Nathee Athigakunagorn, Phattadon Khathawatcharakun, and Atiwat Boonmee
Spatial analysis of bus rapid transit actual operating conditions: the case of Hangzhou City, China, Dongxu Liu, Chenxin Zhao, Hongzhao Dong, and Zhi Huang
Train timetabling with the general learning environment and multi-agent deep reinforcement learning, Wenqing Li and Shaoquan Ni
Passenger-oriented traffic control for rail networks: An optimization model considering crowding effects on passenger choices and train operations, Xiaojie Luan and Francesco Corman
Estimating the robustness of public transport schedules using machine learning, Matthias Müller-Hannemann, Ralf Rückert, Alexander Schiewe, and Anita Schöbel
An optimization model for planning limited-stop transit operations, Mahmood Mahmoodi Nesheli, Siva Srikukenthiran, and Amer Shalaby
An optimization method to design a skip–stop pattern for renovating operation schemes in urban railways, Sukman Oh and Jiwoong Choi
Passenger Inflow Control Along Rail Corridor for Recurrent Heavy Passenger Flow Mitigation, Hanchuan Pan, Yue Liu, Zhigang Liu, and Hua Hu
A column generation approach for the driver scheduling problem with staff cars, Shyam S.G. Perumal, Jesper Larsen, Richard M. Lusby, Morten Riis, and Tue R.L. Christensen
Integrating para- and scheduled transit: Minibus paratransit operators' perspective on reform in Cape Town, Christopher Plano and Roger Behrens
Rolling Stock Allocation and Timetabling for Urban Rail Transit Network with Multiple Depots, Fan Pu, Jiateng Yin, Yihui Wang, Shuai Su, Lixing Yang, and Tao Tang
Relaxation methods for fixed route demand responsive transit, Oksana Pecherski Sabinik and Hillel Bar-Gera
Zero bunching solution for a local public transport system with multiple-origins bus operation, S. Sajikumar and D. Bijulal
A simulation-optimization framework for traffic disturbance recovery in metro systems, M. L. Tessitore, M. Samà, A. D’Ariano, L. Hélouet, and D. Pacciarelli
Headway variability in public transport: a review of metrics, determinants, effects for quality of service and control strategies, Alejandro Tirachini, Javiera Godachevich, Oded Cats, Juan Carlos Muñoz, and Jaime Soza-Parra
Integrated optimization of charger deployment and fleet scheduling for battery electric buses, Yongxing Wang, Feixiong Liao, and Chaoru Lu
How does the weather affect public transit ridership? A model with weather-passenger variations, Ming Wei
Joint optimization of timetabling, vehicle scheduling, and ride-matching in a flexible multi-type shuttle bus system, Mian Wu, Chunhui Yu, Wanjing Ma, Kun An, and Zhihua Zhong
The multi-depot electric vehicle scheduling problem with power grid characteristics, Weitiao Wu, Yue Lin, Ronghui Liu, and Wenzhou Jin
Optimizing operational strategies for mass transit systems in response to a global pandemic, Hongyuan Yang and Yu (Marco) Nie
Maximizing network utility while considering proportional fairness for rail transit systems: Jointly optimizing passenger allocation and vehicle schedules, Yonghao Yin, Dewei Li, Zhenyu Han, Xinlei Dong, and Hui Liu
Joint optimization of train scheduling and dynamic passenger flow control strategy with headway-dependent demand, Fuya Yuan, Huijun Sun, Liujiang Kang, and Si Zhang
Mixed electric bus fleet scheduling problem with partial mixed-route and partial recharging, Aijia Zhang, Tiezhu Li, Yue Zheng, Xuefeng Li, Muhammad Ghazanfar Abdullah, and Changyin Dong
A heuristic approach to integrate train timetabling, platforming, and railway network maintenance scheduling decisions, Qin Zhang, Richard Martin Lusby, Pan Shang, and Xiaoning Zhu
Integrated line planning and train timetabling through price-based cross-resolution feedback mechanism, Yongxiang Zhang, Qiyuan Peng, Gongyuan Lu, Qingwei Zhong, Xu Yan, and Xuesong Zhou
Joint optimization of train scheduling and rolling stock circulation planning with passenger flow control on tidal overcrowded metro lines, Housheng Zhou, Jianguo Qi, Lixing Yang, Jungang Shi, and Pengli Mo
Joint optimization of train timetabling and rolling stock circulation planning: A novel flexible train composition mode, Housheng Zhou, Jianguo Qi, Lixing Yang, Jungang Shi, Hanchuan Pan, and Yuan Gao
Submissions from 2021
An exact solution approach for an electric bus dispatch problem, Matías Alvo, Gustavo Angulo, and Mathias A. Klapp
Vehicle and reliable driver scheduling for public bus transportation systems, Alejandro Andrade-Michel, Yasmín A. Ríos-Solís, and Vincent Boyer
A combined dial-a-ride and fixed schedule ferry service for coastal cities, Ingvild Eide Aslaksen, Elisabeth Svanberg, Kjetil Fagerholt, Lennart C. Johnsen, and Frank Meisel
Passenger-centric timetable rescheduling: A user equilibrium approach, S. Binder, M. Y. Maknoon, Sh. Sharif Azadeh, and M. Bierlaire
Estimation of transfer walking time distribution in multimodal public transport systems based on smart card data, Morten Eltved, Philip Lemaitre, and Niklas Christoffer Petersen
Waiting time and headway modelling for urban transit systems – a critical review and proposed approach, Mohammad Ansari Esfeh, S. C. Wirasinghe, Saeid Saidi, and Lina Kattan
Planning skip-stop services with schedule coordination, Wenbo Fan and Yu Ran
Departure Time Choice in Schedule-Based Transit Assignment, Markus Friedrich, Matthias Schmaus, Jonas Sauer, and Tobias Zündorf
Calculating conditional passenger travel time distributions in mixed schedule- and frequency-based public transport networks using Markov chains, Clara Brimnes Gardner, Sara Dorthea Nielsen, Morten Eltved, Thomas Kjær Rasmussen, Otto Anker Nielsen, and Bo Friis Nielsen
Bus rescheduling in rolling horizons for regularity-based services, Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis
Train timetabling with dynamic and random passenger demand: A stochastic optimization method, Congcong Gong, Jungang Shi, Yanhui Wang, Housheng Zhou, Lixing Yang, Dewang Chen, and Hanchuan Pan
Multi-Objective Optimization for Skip-Stop Strategy Based on Smartcard Data Considering Total Travel Time and Equity, Sang-Wook Han, Eun Hak Lee, and Dong-Kyu Kim
Train timetabling in rail transit network under uncertain and dynamic demand using Advanced and Adaptive NSGA-II, Zhenyu Han, Baoming Han, Dewei Li, Shangbin Ning, Ruixia Yang, and Yonghao Yin
Simulation-optimization framework for train rescheduling in rapid rail transit, Erfan Hassannayebi, Arman Sajedinejad, Ali Kardannia, Masoud Shakibayifar, Hossein Jafari, and Ehsan Mansouri
The case for negotiated contracts under the transition to a green bus fleet, David A. Hensher
Robust Capacitated Train Rescheduling with Passenger Reassignment under Stochastic Disruptions, Xin Hong, Lingyun Meng, Francesco Corman, Andrea D'Ariano, Lucas P. Veelenturf, and Sihui Long
Integrated optimization of capacitated train rescheduling and passenger reassignment under disruptions, Xin Hong, Lingyun Meng, Andrea D'Ariano, Lucas P. Veelenturf, Sihui Long, and Francesco Corman
An integrated model of energy-efficient timetabling of the urban rail transit system with multiple interconnected lines, Kang Huang, Feixiong Liao, and Ziyou Gao
Incorporating multimodal coordination into timetabling optimization of the last trains in an urban railway network, Kang Huang, Jianjun Wu, Feixiong Liao, Huijun Sun, Fang He, and Ziyou Gao
Train Scheduling Method to Reduce Substation Energy Consumption and Peak Power of Metro Transit Systems, Bo Jin, Xiaoyun Feng, Qingyuan Wang, Pengfei Sun, and Qian Fang
First train timetabling and bus service bridging in intermodal bus-and-train transit networks, Liujiang Kang, Hao Li, Huijun Sun, Jianjun Wu, Zinguang Cao, and Nsabimana Buhigiro
Cooperatively coevolutionary optimization design of limited-stop services and operating frequencies for transit networks, Mingzhang Liang, H. M. Zhang, Rui Ma, Wei Wang, and Changyin Dong
Railway capacity estimation considering vehicle circulation: Integrated timetable and vehicles scheduling on hybrid time-space networks, Zhengwen Liao, Haiying Li, Jianrui Miao, and Francesco Corman
Prediction of electric bus energy consumption with stochastic speed profile generation modelling and data driven method based on real-world big data, Pengshun Li, Yuhang Zhang, Yi Zhang, and Kai Zhang
Comparison of Door-to-Door Transit Travel Time Estimation Using Schedules, Real-Time Vehicle Arrivals, and Smartcard Inference Methods, Ting Li, Patrick Meredith-Karam, Hui Kong, Anson Stewart, John P. Attanucci, and Jinhua Zhao
Optimal charging strategy for large-scale electric buses considering resource constraints, Kai Liu, Hong Gao, Zhe Liang, Meng Zhao, and Cheng Li
A review of public transport transfer coordination at the tactical planning phase, Tao Liu, Oded Cats, and Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis
Optimizing electric bus charging infrastructure considering power matching and seasonality, Xiaohan Liu, Xiaobo Qu, and Xiaolei Ma
Urban rail service design for collaborative passenger and freight transport, Zhujun Li, Amer Shalaby, Matthew J. Roorda, and Baohua Mao
Passenger-oriented rescheduling of trains and rolling stock for handling large passenger demand: linearized models with train capacity constraint, Sihui Long, Xiaojie Luan, and Francesco Corman
Solving periodic timetabling problems with SAT and machine learning, Gonçalo P. Matos, Luís M. Albino, Ricardo L. Saldanha, and Ernesto M. Morgado
Planning skip-stop transit service under heterogeneous demands, Yu Mei, Weihua Gu, Michael Cassidy, and Wenbo Fan
Risk of delay evaluation in real-time train scheduling with uncertain dwell times, Carlo Meloni, Marco Pranzo, and Marcella Samà
Designing Multiple Short-Turn Routes to Mitigate the Crowding on a Bus Network, Sedong Moon, Shin-Hyung Cho, and Dong-Kyu Kim
An exact method for the integrated optimization of subway lines operation strategies with asymmetric passenger demand and operating costs, Pengli Mo, Andrea D'Ariano, Lixing Yang, Lucas P. Veelenturf, and Ziyou Gao
Pareto routing and scheduling of dynamic urban rail transit services with multi-objective cross entropy method, Hoa T.M. Nguyen, Andy H.F. Chow, and Cheng-shuo Ying
A column generation-based approach for integrated vehicle and crew scheduling on a single metro line with the fully automatic operation system by partial supervision, Hanchuan Pan, Zhigang Liu, Lixing Yang, Zhe Liang, Qiang Wu, and Sijie Li
Finding robust periodic timetables by integrating delay management, Julius Pätzold
Timetabling for strategic passenger railway planning, Gert-Jaap Polinder, Marie Schmidt, and Dennis Huisman
Optimal design of scheduling for bus rapid transit by combining with passive signal priority control, Yicheng Ren, Jing Zhao, and Xizhao Zhou
A hybrid stochastic approach for offline train trajectory reconstruction, Pier Giuseppe Sessa, Valerio De Martinis, Axel Bomhauer-Beins, Ulrich Alois Weidmann, and Francesco Corman
The impact of using a naïve approach in the limited-stop bus service design problem, Hermant Suman, Homero Larrain, and Juan Carlos Muñoz
Optimal operational strategies for single bus lines using network-based method, Chunyan Tang, Avishai (Avi) Ceder, Ying-En Ge, and Tao Liu
Analytical characterization of multi-state effective discharge rates for bus-only lane conversion scheduling problem, Qing Tang, Xianbiao Hu, Jiawei Lu, and Xuesong Zhou
Evaluation of Operating Schemes on Municipal Rail Transit with Express/Local Mode, Jing Teng, Hui Wang, Cen Zhang, and Shaojie Liu
Scheduling multimodal alternative services for managing infrastructure maintenance possessions in railway networks, Jacob Trepat Borecka and Nikola Bešinović
A self-organizing policy for vehicle dispatching in public transit systems with multiple lines, Rolf N. van Lieshout, Paul C. Bouman, Marjan van den Akker, and Dennis Huisman
Subway station dwell time prediction and user-induced delay, Matthew Volovski, Evangelia S. Ieronymaki, Cara Cao, and John Paul O'Loughlin
A rail transit simulation system for multi-modal energy-efficient routing applications, Jinghui Wang, Ahmed Ghanem, Hesham Rakha, and Jianhe Du
