In a transport system context a disruption is defined as an event or a series of events that make the actual position of the transport vehicles heavily different from the scheduled one. In this work attention is focused on subway transportation systems and a possible approach to recover the correct circulation of trains after a disruption event is presented. The main interest is to recover the regularity in the shortest possible time and with the minimum incovenience for the passengers once the blocking event has been removed. The usefulness of the approach used is demonstrated through experiments for two real-life test instances from the line "M2" of the subway of Milan. The work is focused on scenarios in which a section of a line is blocked for a certain time interval and, once the block is solved and the line is back fully operative, trains have to be brought back to their scheduled timetable. The study was carried on in collaboration with Azienda Trasporti Milanesi(ATM) analyzing their actual modus operandi and relative problems, the constraints and the requirements. An initial phase was spent to study the company mechanisms, meet the experts involved in the problem, work out a complete idea about the problem's criticalities and needs and study in details some real cases of disruption happened last year pointing out the actions taken and the aspects improvable by an accademic study support. A modelization phase was then carried out and a tool to meet ATM needs was then developped and illustrated to the ATM managers receiving a positive feedback that encouraged us to go further with the work making this tool also suitable for their daily operability. The solutions found are of good quality and can be used as guidelines for recovery plans in an online context.
Nel contesto di un sistema di trasporto una disruption è definita come un evento o una serie di eventi che rendono la posizione attuale dei veicoli di trasporto estremamente differente da quella programmata. Nel lavoro qui riportato si è focalizzata l'attenzione sul sistema di trasporto metropolitano, viene proposto un possibile approccio per recuperare la corretta circolazione dei treni in seguito ad una disruption. L'interesse principale è, una volta che l'evento disastroso viene risolto, recuperare la regolarità nel minor tempo possibile e con il minimo disturbo per i passeggeri. L'utilità dell'approccio usato viene dimostrata attraverso esperimenti su due casi di studio reali relativi alla linea metropolitana "M2" di Milano. Il lavoro svolto prende in esame scenari in cui un tratto della linea è bloccato per un certo intervallo di tempo e, una volta che il problema viene risolto e la linea ritorna completamente operativa, i treni devono essere riportati al loro orario programmato. Lo studio è stato portato avanti in collaborazione con Azienda Trasporti Milanesi(ATM) analizzando il loro modus operandi attuale e i relativi problemi, vincoli e requisiti. In una fase iniziale sono stati studiati i meccanismi aziendali, si è parlato con gli esperti coinvolti nel problema e ci si è fatta un'idea completa riguardo alle relative criticità e bisogni. Sono stati analizzati in dettaglio alcuni casi di studio relativi a disruption avvenute lo scorso anno andando a evidenziare le azioni intraprese e gli aspetti migliorabili tramite uno supporto accademico. È stata poi svolta una fase di modellizzazione ed è stato sviluppato un tool per venire incontro alle necessità di ATM. Il lavoro svolto è stato illustrato ai responsabili di ATM ricevendo un riscontro positivo che ha incoraggiato uno sviluppo successivo del tool in modo tale da renderlo utilizzabile nel lavoro quotidiano in sala operativa. Le soluzioni trovate sono di buona qualità e possono essere utilizzate come guide linea in un contesto di recupero di una disruption.
Recovery from disruption in a subway network : a case study
DE MARIA, VALERIO
2015/2016
Abstract
In a transport system context a disruption is defined as an event or a series of events that make the actual position of the transport vehicles heavily different from the scheduled one. In this work attention is focused on subway transportation systems and a possible approach to recover the correct circulation of trains after a disruption event is presented. The main interest is to recover the regularity in the shortest possible time and with the minimum incovenience for the passengers once the blocking event has been removed. The usefulness of the approach used is demonstrated through experiments for two real-life test instances from the line "M2" of the subway of Milan. The work is focused on scenarios in which a section of a line is blocked for a certain time interval and, once the block is solved and the line is back fully operative, trains have to be brought back to their scheduled timetable. The study was carried on in collaboration with Azienda Trasporti Milanesi(ATM) analyzing their actual modus operandi and relative problems, the constraints and the requirements. An initial phase was spent to study the company mechanisms, meet the experts involved in the problem, work out a complete idea about the problem's criticalities and needs and study in details some real cases of disruption happened last year pointing out the actions taken and the aspects improvable by an accademic study support. A modelization phase was then carried out and a tool to meet ATM needs was then developped and illustrated to the ATM managers receiving a positive feedback that encouraged us to go further with the work making this tool also suitable for their daily operability. The solutions found are of good quality and can be used as guidelines for recovery plans in an online context.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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