Assessment of timetable strategies

Researcher: Jennifer Warg  (doctoral student), Markus Bohlin  (project leader)

Funder: KTH Järnvägsgruppen (2012-2016), Hesselmanska stiftelsen (2020-2021)

Implementation: 2012-2021

This research project is designed to assess the results of timetable analyses and simulations to determine benefits to travellers and railway operators. Currently, such benefits are rarely considered in capacity analyses. Moreover, capacity characteristics are a minor consideration in socio-economic analyses. The project will identify relevant capacity criteria are identified and assessed to establish relationships between the criteria to enable using these for assessment. Primary focus is on comparing various timetable slots and timetable alternatives. Further, a method for pricing commercial train slots in deregulated markets will be developed in cooperation with the SAMEFF and SAMEFF 2 projects. That method will be based on the social-economic costs of consequences resulting from changes to timetables in subsidised traffic. The Swedish western main line will be used for case studies.