Research Article
Analyzing Capacity Utilization and Travel Patterns of Chinese High-Speed Trains: An Exploratory Data Mining Approach
| No. | Feature | Variable type | Value | Notes |
| 1 | Passenger Load Factor (PLF) | Ratio | -- | | 2 | Date (Date) | Ordinal | 1~92 | October 1st ~ December 31st | 3 | Ticketing Strategy (TS) | Nominal | 0,1,2 | 0: Strategy for holiday seasons; 1: Strategy for weekends; 2: Strategy for weekdays | 4 | Run Duration (RDR) | Measurement | -- | Train running time | 5 | Departure Time (DT) | Measurement | -- | Departure time of each train | 6 | Train Type (TT) | Nominal | 0,1 | 0: Normal trains; 1: Fast trains | 7 | Number of Stops (NS) | Measurement | -- | Number of stops of a train | 8 | Run Distance (RDI) | Interval | -- | Train running distance | 9 | Stop Scheme (SS) | Nominal | 1~5 | Higher SS indicates less frequent stops | 10 | Run Speed (RS) | Measurement | -- | Train running speed | 11~33 | Load Coefficient (LC) | Ratio | -- | : load coefficient of the k-th section |
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