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Capacity benefits of dynamic route assignment in nodes – a qualitative analysis

Düpmeier, Frederik (2022)
Capacity benefits of dynamic route assignment in nodes – a qualitative analysis.
9th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis (ICROMA) – RailBeijing 2021. Beijing, China (03.11.-07.11.2021)
doi: 10.26083/tuprints-00022311
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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item
Type of entry: Secondary publication
Title: Capacity benefits of dynamic route assignment in nodes – a qualitative analysis
Language: English
Date: 2022
Place of Publication: Darmstadt
Year of primary publication: 2022
Collation: 20 ungezählte Seiten
Event Title: 9th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis (ICROMA) – RailBeijing 2021
Event Location: Beijing, China
Event Dates: 03.11.-07.11.2021
DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00022311
Origin: Secondary publication
Abstract:

In many densely populated areas, capacity increases in the railway network are necessary. However, space for additional tracks is limited. Therefore, increasing capacity of the existing network is a major goal of railway companies and politics. The railway control, command, and signalling (CCS) technology has an important impact on capacity. One of the major functions of the CCS is the assignment of track infrastructure to trains in nodes (route assignment). To maintain safety, the interlocking system blocks the assigned infrastructure so that it cannot be used by other trains. In order to maximise capacity, the safety-related minimum duration as well as the minimum spatial extension of the assignment should be as small as possible. Today, the interlocking systems usually use predefined, fixed train routes. As a result, often more track infrastructure is assigned to a train than necessary for a longer duration than required. For a long time, the preconditions for dynamic route assignment such as a precise localisation and a continuous communication between trackside CCS and the trains were not given. Emerging CCS technologies change this circumstance, so it seems reasonable to examine how an interlocking system that supports dynamic route assignment could contribute to the goal of increasing capacity. For this purpose, the article identifies requirements for the operating principles of such an interlocking and illustrates the capacity benefits of the dynamic route assignment approach with the aid of specific operational scenarios.

Uncontrolled Keywords: qualitative capacity analysis, interlocking system, safety logic, route assignment, train route, ETCS, occupancy time, movement authority, danger point, flank protection, Kapazitätsanalyse, Fahrstraße, Stellwerk, Sicherungslogik, Stellwerkslogik, Fahrerlaubnis, Gefahrpunkt, Durchrutschweg, Flankenschutz, Eisenbahnsicherungstechnik, Signaltechnik
Status: Postprint
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-223114
Classification DDC: 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering and machine engineering
Divisions: 13 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Sciences > Institutes of Transportation > Institute for Railroad Systems and Technology
Date Deposited: 12 Sep 2022 13:30
Last Modified: 03 Mar 2023 10:21
URI: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/22311
PPN: 50015323X
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