Research Article

Simulating the Effects of Noncrossing Block Sections Setting Rules on Capacity Loss of Double-Track Railway Line due to the Operation of out-of-Gauge Trains

Table 3

Results for different NCBSs setting length.

Length (km)⁢Average travel speed ⁢in the up direction ⁢ (m/s)⁢Average travel speed ⁢in the down direction ⁢ (m/s)Zone occupation time (s) ⁢
IIIIIIIVVVIUpDown

Noncrossing1030.12222.74512.58122.79821.12210.18681809960
1530.36523.71312.60222.76020.12210.133874010500
2030.37623.77512.69922.86320.43610.222894010940
2530.25622.66612.62422.94321.08910.195930011380
3030.45623.59512.70422.87620.30110.257976011920

With nonintersection1030.29423.65212.57822.66820.14710.18281809980
1529.61922.25812.60922.35420.7329.745866010900
2030.19523.58212.62922.83720.1469.714898011480
2530.43823.63412.71322.85020.3919.502922012140
3030.46122.74212.67822.73620.1948.865982013520