Stop Plan of Express and Local Train for Regional Rail Transit Line
Table 3
Model parameters.
Parameters (unit)
Explanation
(time/h)
The operating frequency of the local train
(time/h)
The operating frequency of the express train
Boolean variable. When the station and station are both local stations, the value is zero.
(person)
The number of passengers waiting for the train which is the local train
(person)
The number of passengers waiting to the train which is the local train
(min)
The length of the optimized period
Boolean variable. When passengers take the local train, the value of is one, is zero, and when passengers take the express train, the value of is zero, is one.
(min)
The increased delay time because the slow train is crossed by the express train at preceding stations
Boolean variable. When the slow train is crossed by the express train at the station, the value is one; otherwise, the value is zero.
(min)
The interval running time of trains
(min)
The dwelling time at stations
Boolean variable. When the local train is crossed by the express train at the station, the value is one; otherwise, the value is zero.
(min)
The increased dwell time in the trains because the local train is crossed by the express train at this station
