MICROSIMULATION MODELS IN RAILWAY TRAFFIC

Abstract

The use of microsimulations in railway traffic has been a basic step for some time: considering capacity, creating a better insight into infrastructure projects and in order to reduce costs during the reconstruction or construction of the railway. All microsimulation models work on the principle of improving infrastructure, rolling stock capacity and operations performed on the railway network. RailSys shows a realistic state of the system and thus helps to create the right decisions whose impact is reflected in the entire railway network. OpenTrack is a simulation program developed within the research project of the Swiss Institute of Technology used in the field of: high-speed trains, passenger and freight trains, mountain railways, light rail systems, etc. It is also characterized by high precision and serves as an aid in traffic planning and monitoring. Trenissimo as a part of the company's TRENOlab package provides assistance through micro-approach and individual train simulations. This simulation program is specific in that it takes into consideration the behavior of the driver and dispatcher. Microsimulations come to the core of traffic processes and provide engineers with data that is easy to use and suitable for perceiving the situation completely.