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Description
The student will gain basic data analysis and modelling skills to perform urban railway planning, operation management and engineering. Through the module, the student will understand how to conceptualise, analyse and model complex railway systems. The module focuses on analytical and modelling skills required for urban railway planning and analysis. The contents can include: timetabling, train operation models and simulation, passenger crowd modelling, performance analysis and evaluation. The module includes guest lectures by the urban railway practitioners.
Learning Outcomes
- Conceptualise and model the operations, users, and business impacts of urban railway systems in pragmatic and systematic ways.
- Apply existing models and analytical methods to solve real problems of urban railways while appreciating the problem nature.
- Use the above skills in their day-to-day work in urban railways
Reading List:
Bonnett CF, 2005, Practical Railway Engineering, Imperial College Press
Connor P, Harris NG, Schmid F, 2015, Designing and Managing Urban Railways, A & N Harris: London
Glover J, 2013, Principles of Railway Operation, Ian Allan Publishing: London
Hansen IA, Pachl J, 2014, Railway Timetabling & Operations: Analysis, Modelling, Optimisation,
Simulation, Performance Evaluation, Eurailpress: Hamburg, Germany
Harris NG, Haugland H, Olsson N, Veiseth M, 2016, An Introduction to Railway Operations Planning, A & N Harris: London
Institution of Railway Operators, 2014, Operators' Handbook, Institution of Railway Operators: Stafford
Vuchic VR, 2005, Urban Transit: Operations, Planning and Economics, Wiley
Ortu zar, J.de D., Willumsen, L.G. & Wiley Online Library, 2011. Modelling transport (4th ed.), Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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