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Aug 12, 2020
Study of Suburban Railway and the Usage of Single-Car Trains for Solving Railway Management Problems in China
Authors: Yuxuan Zhu [email protected], Yonghao Huang [email protected], and Xinmiao Yang [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: CICTP 2020
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The suburban railway system is an essential component of the rail transit system. However, the construction of a suburban railway system in China has been suffering from notably slow development and low operation revenue. Under these circumstances, the single-car train system, with lots of operation experience in many developed countries as well as the advantages of flexible marshalling easy maintenance, etc., gives rise to a possible solution to the problems aforementioned. We will start by clarifying the definition of the suburban railway system and the single-car train system. Then we will summarize the history of the suburban railway system in China and analyze the problems in existing suburban railways. We will then introduce examples as well as advanced experiences in suburban railway systems abroad. After that, we will analyze the feasibility of using the single-car train system in China’s suburban railway lines and potential advantages. Lastly, we will give suggestions on China’s transportation infrastructure.
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1Dept. of Automation, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing 100084, China. Email: [email protected]
2Dept. of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing 100084, China. Email: [email protected]
3Dept. of Civil Engineering, Tsinghua Univ., Beijing 100084, China. Email: [email protected]
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