Research Article

Robust Train Scheduling Problem with Optimized Maintenance Planning on High-Speed Railway Corridors: The China Case

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Notations.

Notations Definition

set of all stations.
set of high-speed railway stations.
set of normal-speed railway stations.
set of major stations.
index of stations.
mapping from set to set , i.e., , .
mapping from set to set , i.e., , .
set of all trains.
set of SDSA-trains.
set of existing high-speed trains.
set of existing normal-speed trains.
index of trains.
set of all scenarios.
index of scenarios.
origin/destination station of SDSA-train .
minimum running time on section on high-speed railway/normal-speed railway.
maximum running time on section on high-speed railway/normal-speed railway.
running time of train on section on high-speed railway/normal-speed railway under scenario .
minimal headway between consecutive arrival at station on high-speed railway.
minimal headway between consecutive departure from station on high-speed railway.
minimal headway between consecutive arrival at station on normal-speed railway.
minimal headway between consecutive departure from station on normal-speed railway.
the minimum dwelling time of each train at station on high-speed railway.
the minimum dwelling time of each train at station on normal-speed railway.
time window of SDSA-train departure from origin station.
time window of SDSA-train arrival at destination station.
time window of maintenance at high-speed railway station .
the total passenger demand at major station on high-speed railway.
the maximum capacity of SDSA-train .
the width of maintenance window on high-speed railway.
a large positive number.