Research Article

An Adjustment Method for the Customized Trains of the Railway

Table 1

Parameters definition.

ParametersDefinitions

ncNumber of CTs, and each train can be expressed by i
neNumber of existing trains, and each train can be expressed by j
mNumber of the stations, and each station can be expressed by s
, Number of the sleeping train units/seat train units of train i
, The seat capacity of one sleeping train unit/seat train unit
RoAverage passenger attendance factor of the CTs
DThe total passenger demand of the CTs
The passenger demand of OD-ss′
, The arrival time of train i at station s before/after adjustment
, The departure time of train i at station s before/after adjustment
The dwell time of train i at station s
The maximal travel time of the passengers expected
The proportion of the passenger demand in the time period r
The price of the sleeping train unit/seat train unit of OD-ss′
The demand of the sleeping train unit/seat train unit of OD-ss′
The operation cost of one train unit per minute
The cost coefficient for increasing one train
The adjustment cost of the existing trains
The travel time of the trains between stations s and s + 1
, The additional time of departure and additional time of arrival
, The arrival headway and departure headway at station s
The maximum adjustment time of the CTs
The minimum dwell time of train i at station s
The maximum dwell time of train i at station s
The maximum usable capacity of station s besides the existing trains
The maximum adjustment time of the existing trains
The maximum number of adjusted trains