In this paper we present a method to construct a periodic timetable from a tacticalplanning perspective. We aim at constructing a timetable that is feasible with respectto infrastructure constraints and minimizes average perceived passenger travel time. Inaddition to in-train and transfer times,...

In this paper we introduce the problem of shunting passenger trainunits in a railway station. Shunting occurs whenever train units aretemporarily not necessary to operate a given timetable. We discussseveral aspects of this problem and focus on two subproblems. Wepropose mathematical models for...