Research Article

Estimating the Railway Network Capacity Utilization with Mixed Train Routes and Stopping Patterns: A Multiobjective Optimization Approach

Table 1

Timetable performance indexes used in the paper.

Timetable performance seriesOperation-centricPassenger-centric

Performance indexes(i) Capacity(i) OD coverage
(ii) Average waiting time before boarding
(iii) Travel time onboard
(iv) Passenger needing transfer
(v) Train loading factor
(ii) Average train travel speed
(iii) Heterogeneity
(iv) Extra stopping time
(v) Train departure shift
(vi) Service frequency for stations