On 4 July 2017 TRAIL PhD student Nikola Besinovic successfully defended his thesis ‘Integrated Capacity Assessment and Timetabling Models for Dense Railway Networks’ at Delft University of Technology.

Congratulations Nikola!

Short summary

Mainline railways in Europe are experiencing increasing use as the worldwide demand for passenger and freight transport is growing across all transport modes. At the same time, much of the existing railway network is reaching its capacity and has become susceptible to disturbances. This thesis creates, optimizes, and evaluates railway timetables to promote more reliable, attractive and sustainable railway transport systems by combining advanced capacity assessment and scheduling models.