Journal of Rail Transport Planning and Management
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I. Basic Journal Info

Country

Netherlands

Journal ISSN: 22109706

Publisher: Elsevier BV

History: 2011-2021

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Scope/Description:

Journal of Rail Transport PlanningManagement aims to stimulate the quality of service for railway passengers and freight customers by improving the knowledge on effectiveness and efficiency of capacity management timetabling management and safety of railway operations. It covers the whole range of light rail metro heavy and highspeed railway systems. The journal will create a platform for regular transfer of knowledge new tools and discussion of innovative contributions regarding the analysis of passenger and freight railway transport estimation of traffic demand and capacity design of timetables scheduling of trains and crews dispatching signalling train control automatic train operation optimal use of rolling stock and energy in order to increase the efficiency and competitiveness of passenger and freight transport.The journal presents innovative theoretical approaches hightech concepts new technological financing and business management models and tools that can provide higher flexibility performance and punctuality of trains operating on dedicated lines and in heterogeneous networks. Journal of Rail Transport PlanningManagement integrates the expertise from different scientific disciplines as physical planning transport modelling traffic analysis system engineering mathematics physics computer science economics and transport policy analysis.The articles accepted comprise generic theoretical research projects original concise transport and business plans pilot technical and economic feasibility analyses as well as genuine impact assessment studies in the railway domain.