Design of a train schedule management system

In order to realize effective management methods for railway business and to meet the needs of travelers responsively, railway companies are increasingly trying to apply computer systems technology to train schedule management. Furthermore, they are trying to find new effective methods for applying this technology by using automatic planning and by more effective use of train diagrams. In addition, railway companies need more effective ways to transmit the train schedule information to stations and depots. The train diagram data, car scheduling data, and crew scheduling data represent the basic operational information in the railway business. Railway companies are trying to integrate these components into a total transport control system by using database systems technologies. Hitachi, Ltd is supporting this effort with the development of various computer and database systems applied technologies