Train Delay Propagation under Random Interference on the high-speed Rail network

To simulate passenger train movements on the high-speed rail network, this paper proposes a new dynamic model based on the discrete time method and provides some efficient control policies correspondingly. Besides that, an improved minimum safe headway in the moving-block system on the high-speed rail network is presented. Using the proposed method, the dynamic characteristics of railway traffic flow are analyzed under random interferences on the high-speed rail network. Then, some sensitivity analyses are implemented to investigate the propagation features of delays under different interferences. The results indicate that the proposed dynamic model and control policies for the passenger train movements on the high-speed rail network are effective and can be a fundamental research for subsequent research of delay propagation, rerouting and rescheduling problems.