Development of the system of rationing and accounting for performance indicators of long distance and commuter train schedules for railways and the network as a whole

Currently, rationing and accounting of performance indicators for long distance and commuter train timetables for railways is carried out on the basis of the principle of "achieved level". Methodology for calculating indicators based on objective conditions for organizing operational work on each railway has been developed. The generalized indicator characterizing the objective conditions is determined by the authors on the basis of an analysis of a set of factors, which include: loading of the railway infrastructure by train traffic; technical and technological state of infrastructure and rolling stock; risks associated with a possible delay of trains during the period of providing "windows" for the repair and reconstruction of infrastructure devices; number of passenger train stops; climatic conditions; technological discipline for fulfilling the traffic schedule (it is assumed to be the same for all railways); risks of violation of timetables on lines with dense train traffic. Dependencies for determining the numerical values of the factors are proposed. Taking into account the weight coefficients of each factor, the estimated indices of the objective conditions of the operation of each railway for long distance and commuter traffic are determined. The network task by the level of execution of schedules is distributed by railways in proportion to the values of their estimated indices.

The transition to the proposed system of rationing and accounting for the performance of timetables will help to improve the quality of performance of the train schedule, to ensure a positive image of the Russian Railways in the field of passenger transportation. The use of the proposed methodology for determining the target indicators of the schedules of long distance and commuter trains ensures that the real conditions of the transportation process on each railway are taken into account at the planning stage and allows an objective assessment of the quality of the organization of operational work based on the results of the fulfillment of planned targets.

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