The evaluation of carrying capacity of complex railway nodes is a typical problem to be faced in metropolitan areas. This paper initially analyzes a few methods (Potthoff methodology, Probabilistic approach and Deutsche Bahn procedure) for the evaluation of carrying capacity of complex railway nodes. The aim of the article is to investigate commonalities and differences among these methods in order to try (even in the continuation of the research) to identify potential margins of improvement or to formulate a new approach to evaluate the use of stations in a synthetic mode, considering the characteristics and the limits of the existing and analyzed models. The results of the theoretical analysis have been validated by means of applications to typical case studies. © 2014 The Authors.
A synthetic approach to the evaluation of the carrying capacity of complex railway nodes / Malavasi, Gabriele; Tatiana, Molkova; Ricci, Stefano; Francesco, Rotoli. - In: JOURNAL OF RAIL TRANSPORT PLANNING & MANAGEMENT. - ISSN 2210-9706. - ELETTRONICO. - 4:1-2(2014), pp. 28-42. [10.1016/j.jrtpm.2014.06.001]
A synthetic approach to the evaluation of the carrying capacity of complex railway nodes
MALAVASI, Gabriele;RICCI, Stefano;
2014
Abstract
The evaluation of carrying capacity of complex railway nodes is a typical problem to be faced in metropolitan areas. This paper initially analyzes a few methods (Potthoff methodology, Probabilistic approach and Deutsche Bahn procedure) for the evaluation of carrying capacity of complex railway nodes. The aim of the article is to investigate commonalities and differences among these methods in order to try (even in the continuation of the research) to identify potential margins of improvement or to formulate a new approach to evaluate the use of stations in a synthetic mode, considering the characteristics and the limits of the existing and analyzed models. The results of the theoretical analysis have been validated by means of applications to typical case studies. © 2014 The Authors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
