Economic eva‎luation of passenger train timetables by using multi-objective programming

1/1/1900 12:00:00 AM

The purpose of the economic eva‎luation is to provide an estimation of costs and benefits of each project over time for decision-makers, and its outcome may result in either continuing the project as it is without any modifications, continuing the project with desired modifications, or cancelling the project. Each train scheduling table has different economic implications due to changes in patterns and time shifts. For example, the direct impact on passenger ticket prices during certain late-night hours indicates this matter. Additionally, increased demand during certain hours and the presence of train traffic and capacity shortages create problems. This issue needs to be examined from both the passengers' and the rail companies' perspectives. In this research, an attempt has been made to first identify the passenger satisfaction components of the rail transport company using the Analytic Hierarchy Process decision-making method, and then implement a multi-objective programming model consisting of two objective functions. The first objective function of this model aims to maximize the company's revenue. The second objective function aims to maximize passenger satisfaction. This model have been solved using the epsilon constraint method based on existing constraints. Furthermore, this model has been executed for train movement planning for the month of Dey in 1401 (Iranian calendar) and the best economically feasible train dispatch option has been identified and proposed.

جداول زمان‌بندي اعزام قطار , ارزيابي اقتصادي , تحليل سلسله مراتبي , برنامه‌ريزي چند هدفه , روش اپسيلون محدوديت

Train dispatch scheduling , Economic eva‎luation , Analytic Hierarchy Process , Multi-objective Programming , Epsilon constraint Method

Masoud Khakbazan

Hamidreza Ahadi