Research Article

Simultaneous Optimization of Train Timetabling and Platforming Problems for High-Speed Multiline Railway Network

Table 2

Model notations.

NotationDefinition

Station index
Stations for train
Running time of arriving or departing route at station
Headway for utilization of track resources in the throat area
Number of railway lines that merge or disjoin at station
Cost of arc for train
Arcs of train that flow out of/into vertex
Origin and destination vertex for train
Minimum dwell time of train at station
Maximum dwell time of train at station
Station dwell arcs at station
Usage headway of a stop platform track