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How to boost the efficiency of your railway - without expanding your network : the answers to 3 major challenges in passenger rail operations.
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2016
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By Quintiq
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Abstract:Passenger rail may have taken a back seat due to
the emergence of personal transportation and
the democratization of air travel in the last few
decades, but it is now back with a vengeance. Public transportation ridership in the United States
has increased by 34% between 1995 and 2012, bringing
passenger numbers to levels not seen since 1957.1
Over
1.65 billion passengers travelled by rail in Great Britain
between 2014 and 2015, an increase of 4.2% from the
year before.2
The demand is expected to double over
the next 30 years.3
Japan’s newest bullet train line has
ferried 9 million passengers between Tokyo and the
Hokuriku region in its first 12 months of operations —
exceeding initial expectations by 3 million passengers.
Unfortunately, existing railway systems — built
decades ago — are struggling to handle the demand
of railway passengers. These are some of the
challenges that threaten to grind the railway industry
to a screeching halt:
Limited options to expand railway infrastructure
New projects or expansions to existing projects can
end up taking far too long to get approved. Even if
approval is obtained, there’s still the matter of battling
through opposition from political interests and the
surrounding community.
Aging equipment and rolling stock
As an asset, your network is a relatively fixed structure.
With the problem of aging equipment and rolling
stock, fleet and mechanical issues are bound to
become more frequent. There will be less flexibility in
building timetables and fleet plans, and the passenger
experience will suffer as a result.
Ever more complex labor rules and regulations
Making a crew plan is a complex endeavor. Planners
are faced with the daunting task of creating an
optimal plan that must take into account mandatory
rest periods, hours of service limits, individual shift
preferences and union agreements.
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