Research Article

Analyzing Capacity Utilization and Travel Patterns of Chinese High-Speed Trains: An Exploratory Data Mining Approach

Table 2

Extracted features.

No.FeatureVariable typeValueNotes

1Passenger Load Factor (PLF)Ratio--
2Date (Date)Ordinal1~92October 1st ~ December 31st
3Ticketing Strategy (TS)Nominal0,1,20: Strategy for holiday seasons; 1: Strategy for weekends; 2: Strategy for weekdays
4Run Duration (RDR)Measurement--Train running time
5Departure Time (DT)Measurement--Departure time of each train
6Train Type (TT)Nominal0,10: Normal trains; 1: Fast trains
7Number of Stops (NS)Measurement--Number of stops of a train
8Run Distance (RDI)Interval--Train running distance
9Stop Scheme (SS)Nominal1~5Higher SS indicates less frequent stops
10Run Speed (RS)Measurement--Train running speed
11~33Load Coefficient (LC)Ratio--: load coefficient of the k-th section