Research Article

A Multiobjective Optimization for Train Routing at the High-Speed Railway Station Based on Tabu Search Algorithm

Table 1

The indices, parameters, and sets.

NotationsDescription

Set of trains
,Set of outbound trains and inbound trains respectively
cIndex of trains
Set of arrival-departure lines
sIndex of arrival-departure lines
, Set of routes at left bottleneck and right bottleneck respectively
l, rIndex of routes at left bottleneck and right bottleneck respectively
Set of trains’ routes
D,ASet of nodes and arcs of railway network respectively
, Set of left and right bottleneck routes connected to the arrival-departure line s respectively
Weight of the heterogeneous trains
Weight of different objective functions
,Length of routes in the left and the right bottleneck respectively
Length of the arrival-departure lines
Length of trains
Length of the track segment between and
Planned starting time of train c to pull into the station
Actual departure time of train c from the station
Speed of train c
Setup time of train c
Occupation end time at the left bottleneck of outbound trains
Occupation end time at the right bottleneck of inbound trains
Occupation end time at the arrival-departure lines
Travel time at the arrival-departure line s of train c
Dwell time at the arrival-departure line s of train c
, Additional times corresponding to acceleration and deceleration of trains, respectively
, Travel time at left bottleneck to arrive and at right bottleneck to depart of outbound train c
, Travel time at right bottleneck to arrive and at left bottleneck to depart of inbound train c
Time interval between trains and entering the conflict track segments
Binary parameters, if train c would stop at arrival-departure line s, , else,
Binary parameters, if potential conflicts exist, , else,
Binary parameters, if there are conflicts between routes and , , else,
Binary parameters, if arrival-departure lines and are close to the same platform, , else,
Binary parameters, if there is transfer relationship between trains and , , else,
Headway time of trains which occupy the same arrival-departure lines
Minimum time interval of two trains at the potential conflict area
Minimum transfer time of passengers on the platform