Design Factors Effecting Capacity of Rail and Transit Systems Available to Purchase

The overall impact on system “capacity” is typically described in terms of train control design. There are several other key factors that determine the ultimate system capacity of a rail line. Among the most influential of these are: vehicle type and configuration, stations and platform design and configuration, and overall civil alignment. In the analysis of the maximum capacity delivered from the train control system, all of these require optimization of design to achieve the highest throughput, and have a direct influenced by train control design as well. This paper describes how fully optimized design of non train control issues and factors have an impact on signal system design and have a consequence that is permanent once constructed.