scholarly journals Addressing nodal constraints on the capacity of railways

2017 ◽  
Vol 231 (5) ◽  
pp. 637-646
Author(s):  
John Armstrong ◽  
John Preston ◽  
Chris Potts ◽  
Tolga Bektas ◽  
Dimitris Paraskevopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Network Capacity ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Capacity Utilisation ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Train Services ◽  
Additional Capacity

As the demand for passenger and freight transport on Britain’s railways increases, providing additional capacity and making the best use of the existing infrastructure are priorities for the industry. Since the stations and junctions forming the nodes of the railway network tend to form the constraints on route and network capacity, improved understanding of their operation and capacity characteristics is particularly important. This paper describes the research undertaken to improve the understanding of nodal capacity and capacity utilisation, and to route and schedule trains more efficiently through nodes, thus improving service quality and/or releasing capacity for additional train services.

scholarly journals Decision-Making Process in the Case of Insufficient Rail Capacity

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 5023
Author(s):  
Anna Dolinayova ◽  
Vladislav Zitricky ◽  
Lenka Cerna
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Network Capacity ◽  
Cost Calculation ◽  
Detailed Calculation ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
Rail Infrastructure ◽  
The Impact

One of the main priorities of transport policy in the EU is to take measures to support railway transport as an environmentally friendly transport mode. An interesting challenge for a railway transport operation is represented with cost items for its operation. This problem is exacerbated if transport flows are routed through a congested railway infrastructure. If some or all transport takes place on congested rail infrastructure, the carrier’s costs increase, which may ultimately lead to withdrawal from the market. The article deals with the impact of insufficient capacity on the rail carrier’s costs. We used a pre-cost calculation methodology to calculate the rail carrier’s additional costs due to the insufficient railway network capacity based on detailed calculation of train costs and proposed a methodology for carrier decision-making in case of insufficient rail infrastructure capacity. The case study showed that the use of a diversion track in case of insufficient planned rail line capacity may not be advantageous for carriers, even with a longer waiting time for capacity to be released. One of the ways to eliminate the negative effects of congested railway infrastructure is investment in the increase of its capacity.

scholarly journals Principles of Calculation of Track Access Charges in Rail Freight Transport in Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 65-75
Author(s):  
Klaudia Przybylowicz - Ruszala
Keyword(s):  
Direct Costs ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Regulatory Body ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Court Of Justice ◽  
Railway Infrastructure ◽  
Pricing System ◽  
Rail Infrastructure ◽  
Train Services ◽  
Access Charges

Non-discriminatory rules for access to the railway infrastructure as well as transparent pricing system are the essential factors of ensuring that the freight transport in Poland is competitive enough. Infrastructure managers pass some categories of their costs (e.g. for maintaining of railway infrastructure) on railway undertakings in the form of access charges verified andaccepted by the Polish regulatory body. In general, approximately one – third of their costs shall be paid by railway undertakings. Given that access charges are treated as one of the most important factors for both railway undertakings and railway infrastructure man-agers. The aim of this article is to review the main principles of calculation of track access charges in rail freight transport in Poland. The article refers to the judgment of the Court of Justice, which stated that Poland failed to properly implement the direct cost principle in the meaning of directive 2001/14/EC. The direct costs principle expressed in article 7(3) of the Directive means that only the direct costs incurred as a result of operating the train services can be taken into account by the rail infrastructure managerwhen setting infrastructure access charges.

scholarly journals The Influence of Service Quality and Passenger Satisfaction Towards Electric Train Services (ETS): A PLS-SEM Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azmi Mat ◽  
Norliza Saiful Bahry ◽  
Nur Liana Kori ◽  
Zarina Abdul Munir ◽  
Norzaidi Mohd Daud
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Passenger Satisfaction ◽  
Train Services ◽  
Quality Dimensions ◽  
Service Quality Dimensions ◽  
Electric Train

AbstractThis research is about service quality (responsiveness, reliability, tangible, safety and security) dimensions becoming major determinants of passenger satisfaction towards Electric Train Services (ETS). The significance of this study is intended to assist Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) to establish the service offered and to identify the important aspects of service quality that affect passenger satisfaction. A total of 280 questionnaires were distributed to ETS passengers, who were using the service from Kuala Lumpur Sentral Station to Padang Besar Station. The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between service quality dimensions and passenger satisfaction towards ETS. Data gathered were analyzed using partial least square (PLS) method. The study concluded that service quality dimensions are the factors affecting the passenger satisfaction towards ETS. In addition, service quality can also define the significant relationship between passenger satisfaction towards ETS. Other than that, several useful recommendations were made regarding the findings of this study.

scholarly journals Service Quality on Electric Train Services (ETS) in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Sulaiman Abdullahi Bambale ◽  
Ibrahim Abdul malik ◽  
Kaltume Mohammed Kamselen
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Business Service ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Train Station ◽  
Train Services ◽  
Electric Train

Service quality has been seen to play an important role and it also affect the customer satisfaction in Business. Service quality has become a distinct and important aspect of the product and service Offerings. This study try to examine the service quality on the customer satisfaction of electric train service (ETS) industry in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. The paper make emphases on the five dimensions of service quality which involves; tangible, responsiveness, assurance, reliability and the empathy. Questionnaires were distributed in other to collect data from the ETS passengers of the Kuala Lumpur Malaysia train station. The hypotheses were developed based on the causal relationships between service quality and customer satisfaction and data was analysed using SPSS Statistics version 25. The results from this study shows a positive relationship between customer satisfaction and the five dimensions of service quality. The outcome of this study would assists ETS to know more about their customer’s satisfaction and can also help them in improving their service quality to customers. Future research needs to focus more examining other related variables on service quality.

RESEARCH ON THE ADJUSTMENT OF CROATIAN TOURIST OFFER TO JAPANESE TOURISTS EXPECTATIONS

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-150
Author(s):  
Mirela Sucic
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Quality Level ◽  
Capacity Utilisation ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
Japanese Tourists

: A fundamental problem of Croatian tourism is insufficient quality level leading to seasonality, insufficient capacity utilisation and (non) profitability. Today, when tourist markets are turbulent, it is important to know a tourist, their wishes, expectation and outdo these. In order for the tourist to be satisfied, it is crucial to meet all segments of their expectations. Though an important aspect of tourist product or offer quality, insufficiently mentioned in Croatia is the respect of the culture the tourist comes from. Croatia is opening to new non-traditional markets it needs to adjust to. In order to remain competitive and continuously increase product and service quality, even the most unusual tourists’ requests should be met. Quality implies attitude: never say no to a client. This paper presents the results of researching readiness of Croatian tourist offer to meet specific Japanese tourists’ requests.

scholarly journals Assessment of Rail Freight Transport Service Quality

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramūnas Palšaitis ◽  
Andrejus Ponomariovas
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Freight Transport ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Transport Service ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Rail Freight ◽  
Transportation Service ◽  
Service Quality Evaluation ◽  
Survey Results

Assessment of Rail Freight Transport Service Quality Investigations show a growth of requirements for goods transportation quality by rail. There is a need to analyse in details goods transportation system by rail to meet requirements of market and give extra boost to development transportation service quality. The purpose of the current article is to give a partial overview about the experts, freight forwarders and customers' survey results. The analysis of customers' answers showed that they are not fully satisfied with quality of the service. It was identified that freight forwarders and other transportation service providers must carry out regular self-assessment of performance against defined criteria of service. Clear and united criteria of cargo transportation quality by rail will make easier to choose transport mode, transport means and route. The survey data and literature analysis showed that there is a vast range of criteria to be proposed for rail service quality evaluation, but no one of the models is prevailing. The analysis showed that most often the mentioned criteria are linked with the information, rolling stock, reliability and punctuality.

scholarly journals Optimization Based High-Speed Railway Train Rescheduling with Speed Restriction

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Wang ◽  
Wenting Mo ◽  
Yong Qin ◽  
Fei Dou ◽  
Limin Jia
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Lower Layer ◽  
Network Capacity ◽  
Total Delay ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Capacity Evaluation ◽  
Decision Support Framework ◽  
Train Rescheduling

A decision support framework with four components is proposed for high-speed railway timetable rescheduling in case of speed restriction. The first module provides the speed restriction information. The capacity evaluation module is used to evaluate whether the capacity can fulfill the demand before rescheduling timetable based on deduction factor method. The bilayer rescheduling module is the key of the decision support framework. In the bilayer rescheduling module, the upper-layer objective is to make an optimal rerouting plan with selected rerouting actions. Given a specific rerouting plan, the lower-layer focuses on minimizing the total delay as well as the number of seriously impacted trains. The result assessment module is designed to invoke the rescheduling model iteratively with different settings. There are three prominent features of the framework, such as realized interaction with dispatchers, emphasized passengers’ satisfaction, and reduced computation complexity with a bilayer modeling approach. The proposed rescheduling model is simulated on the busiest part of Beijing to Shanghai high-speed railway in China. The case study shows the significance of rerouting strategy and utilization of the railway network capacity in case of speed restriction.

scholarly journals Microwave Generated Plasma Railway Track Treatment

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Swan ◽  
Matt Candy ◽  
Marilena Radoui
Keyword(s):  
Network Capacity ◽  
Atmospheric Plasma ◽  
Inert Gases ◽  
Railway Track ◽  
Microwave Cavity ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Railway Network ◽  
Dielectric Tube ◽  
High Power Microwave ◽  
Power Microwave

Braking conditions are a fundamental issue for the railway and have been a limiting factor in network capacity & timetabling. This work was focused on taking high power microwave generated plasma out of the laboratory into a railway environment. The Imagination Factory with no experience in microwave generated plasma has partnered with experts in this field to develop a mobile system which delivered 15kW 2.45GHz microwave generated plasma – Fig.1. The plasma was created within a dielectric tube placed in a monomode microwave cavity; the atmospheric plasma sustained in different inert gases (nitrogen, argon) gases as well as mixtures of inert gases with reactive molecules was jetted directly onto the railhead as to change the conditions for the wheel-rail interface. This technology is hoped to be a game changer in enabling predictable & optimized braking on the railway network. Challenges encountered during the demonstration phase will be discussed.    

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