Operational performance and profitability of network-wide integrated timetables

铁路基础设施的优化利用是铁路运输研究的总体目标。为此目的，正在采取铁路业务和运输经济办法。但是，在分析全网综合时间表的情况下，这两个研究领域尚未有效地联系起来。因此，该项目的目的是对综合时间表结构中的技术和经济相互关系进行概念性分析。该方法包括利用铁路运筹学方法和经济方法分别建立通用的铁路网络和时间表，并对其进行评估。研究结果将有助于解决大型铁路网综合时刻表的运营绩效和盈利能力方面的现有研究空白。同时，研究结果为公共决策者、铁路基础设施管理者和列车运营公司提供了帮助。

An optimized usage of a given railway infrastructure is an overall objective of railway transportation research. For this purpose, railway operational and transport economic approaches are being pursued. However, in the case of an analysis of network-wide integrated timetables, both of these research areas have yet to be effectively linked. The aim of this project is therefore a conceptual analysis of the technical and economic interrelationships in an integrated timetable structure. The approach includes the creation of generic railway networks respectively timetables and their evaluation using methods of railway operations research as well as economic methods. The findings will be helpful to address existing research gaps regarding the operational performance and profitability of integrated timetables in large railway networks. At the same time, the results serve as an aid for public decision-makers, rail infrastructure managers and train operating companies.