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M. Galavema, A. Imovilli & G. Sciuttc

Abstract

This paper deals with the methodological aspects involved in the realisation of a decision support system to be used in optimising traffic control of railway nodes. The following topics are treated: state of the art of decision support systems for rail traffic management, identification of traffic management strategies, performance indices suitable for comparison among management strategies, and use of object- oriented modeling and simulation of railway operation within the above-mentioned scope. 1 Introduction In recent years, the traffic transported by rail has notably increased in many European countries As a consequence, the problem of evaluating and improving the carrying capacity of railway systems (i.e.,

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