Bridging the gap between infrastructure capacity allocation and market-oriented railway: an algorithmic approach
The European Commission initiated the process of liberalization and introducing competition in the European railway sector more than twenty-five years ago. Despite the liberalization of the railway sector, train paths are currently administratively allocated in all EU countries using the train servi...
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Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
2019-12-01
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| author | Nikola Stojadinović Branislav Bošković Mirjana Bugarinović |
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| description | The European Commission initiated the process of liberalization and introducing competition in the European railway sector more than twenty-five years ago. Despite the liberalization of the railway sector, train paths are currently administratively allocated in all EU countries using the train service priority criterion, which may not treat all train operators equally. This is especially evident in those network sections where demand exceeds the available capacity. In these situations, economic theory suggests the implementation of a market-based mechanism for allocation of capacity, such as auctions. However, due to its incompatibilities with priority criteria in the process of the capacity allocation, it is necessary to develop a new procedure to support the implementation of an auction. In this paper, the proposed algorithm fills the technological gap between train timetable design and train operator requests. The new algorithm for decentralized capacity allocation is the result of a multidimensional approach, which encompasses setting new relations between train operators and the infrastructure manager, train timetable drafting and resolving the conflicting request. In addition, the algorithm provides a feasible solution ensuring equal treatment of train operators and efficient allocation, in order to foster the development of the competition in the European rail market.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a6bb8f79163940c38216b0ed63e32bdf2022-12-21T17:16:37ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityTransport1648-41421648-34802019-12-0134610.3846/transport.2019.11035Bridging the gap between infrastructure capacity allocation and market-oriented railway: an algorithmic approachNikola Stojadinović0Branislav Bošković1Mirjana Bugarinović2Dept of Railway Transport, Faculty for Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaDept of Railway Transport, Faculty for Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaDept of Railway Transport, Faculty for Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaThe European Commission initiated the process of liberalization and introducing competition in the European railway sector more than twenty-five years ago. Despite the liberalization of the railway sector, train paths are currently administratively allocated in all EU countries using the train service priority criterion, which may not treat all train operators equally. This is especially evident in those network sections where demand exceeds the available capacity. In these situations, economic theory suggests the implementation of a market-based mechanism for allocation of capacity, such as auctions. However, due to its incompatibilities with priority criteria in the process of the capacity allocation, it is necessary to develop a new procedure to support the implementation of an auction. In this paper, the proposed algorithm fills the technological gap between train timetable design and train operator requests. The new algorithm for decentralized capacity allocation is the result of a multidimensional approach, which encompasses setting new relations between train operators and the infrastructure manager, train timetable drafting and resolving the conflicting request. In addition, the algorithm provides a feasible solution ensuring equal treatment of train operators and efficient allocation, in order to foster the development of the competition in the European rail market. First published online 10 September 2019https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/Transport/article/view/11035railway capacity allocationdecentralized approachtrain path auctionrailway markettimetable designtechnological gap |
| spellingShingle | Nikola Stojadinović Branislav Bošković Mirjana Bugarinović Bridging the gap between infrastructure capacity allocation and market-oriented railway: an algorithmic approach Transport railway capacity allocation decentralized approach train path auction railway market timetable design technological gap |
| title | Bridging the gap between infrastructure capacity allocation and market-oriented railway: an algorithmic approach |
| title_full | Bridging the gap between infrastructure capacity allocation and market-oriented railway: an algorithmic approach |
| title_fullStr | Bridging the gap between infrastructure capacity allocation and market-oriented railway: an algorithmic approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bridging the gap between infrastructure capacity allocation and market-oriented railway: an algorithmic approach |
| title_short | Bridging the gap between infrastructure capacity allocation and market-oriented railway: an algorithmic approach |
| title_sort | bridging the gap between infrastructure capacity allocation and market oriented railway an algorithmic approach |
| topic | railway capacity allocation decentralized approach train path auction railway market timetable design technological gap |
| url | https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/Transport/article/view/11035 |
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