Comprehensive Evaluation of Operating Speeds for High-Speed Railway: A Case Study of China High-Speed Railway

<table class="table-group" id="tab9"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Maximal operating speed (km/h)</td><td class="align_center">200</td><td class="align_center">250</td><td class="align_center">300</td><td class="align_center">350</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Minimum headway time (min)</td><td class="align_center">3</td><td class="align_center">3∼3.5</td><td class="align_center">4∼4.5</td><td class="align_center">4.5∼5</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Minimum headway time under different maximum operating speed.</div>

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Table 9: Comprehensive Evaluation of Operating Speeds for High-Speed Railway: A Case Study of China High-Speed Railway 