train scheduling
Locomotive departure planning
Train scheduling is the planning and coordination of when trains depart, arrive, and occupy tracks along a rail network.
It involves managing conflicts between trains sharing limited infrastructure, optimizing for speed, capacity, and connections.
The train scheduling software flagged a platform conflict at Union Station.
Poor scheduling creates delays that cascade through the system.
- timetableArranged list of events
- headwaysForward progress made
- route planningDetermining travel paths
- dispatchersThose who send out
- railway tracksMetal guides for trains
on time performance · single track · contingency plans · frequency · express service · peak hours · algorithms · maintenance schedules · sidings · rail yard · crew roster · departure · turnaround · linear programming · delay · heuristics · arrival · rush hour