Table 4

Model parameters

Notation of parameters and variablesParameter description
G=(N,A)Railway network
NSet of technical stations in the network
SSet of stations within the hub
i,j,p,q,si,j,p,q,sN, s denotes a station within the hub where dispatching and receiving operations can be performed
ASet of arcs (line sections) connecting two adjacent stations
(i,j)Arc (i,j) belongs to the set of arcs A
g1pqNumber of OD conventional train sets from p to q (trains/day)
g2pqNumber of OD EMU train sets from p to q (trains/day)
CijMaximum line capacity of arc (i,j) (trains/day)
wsDispatching and receiving capacity of station s (trains/day)
Ts3Stopping operation time of conventional trains (seconds/train)
Ts4Stopping operation time of EMU trains (seconds/train)
Ts5Standard running time on hub arcs (seconds/train)
Source(s): Authors' own work

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