Theory and Technology for Improving High-Speed Railway Transportation Capacity

Improving transport capacity has been a long-term goal of the railway. High-speed rail is becoming increasingly common globally. China alone has laid 38,000km of high-speed railway lines since 2020. With the rapidity and scale of expansion, new technologies have pushed engineering away from traditional signaling methods. Theory and Technology for Improving High-Speed Railway Transportation Capacity present solutions to problems in utilizing new technologies for signaling in high-speed rail towards increasing capacity. The book examines capacity in terms of signaling control and railway transport organization. Key problems covered include station intervals and resource occupation. This book is a handbook for developing capacity through new technology and methods in signaling. Theory and Technology for Improving High-Speed Railway Transportation Capacity focuses on improving high-speed railway transportation capacity using frontier railway technologies. The book leverages the experience of the authors on high-speed railways in China to present best practices and novel solutions to railway signaling control and transportation organization. Seven chapters cover key ideas that help to improve transportation capacity. This title includes insights gained from years of work at the State Key Laboratory of Rail Traffic Control and Safety offering a theoretical and systematic summary of technology that can improve high-speed railway capacity. Focuses on improving high-speed railway transportation capacity at the frontier of railway technologies Examines capacity in terms of signaling control and railway transport organization Gives detailed descriptions of the state-of the-art in high-speed railway signaling, safety and traffic control systems Leverages research and expertise in high-speed railways from their rapid development and rollout across China Provides solutions to using new technologies in order to move beyond traditional approaches to railway signaling