Optimization of the Long-Term Capacity Planning Process for Taiwan Railway Administration

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Railways around the world are facing capacity constraints; hence many of them are looking for a better strategic capacity planning process to allocate their capital investments in the best possible way. In this research, we developed a new capacity planning process to help planners decide how to improve the network capacity in order to meet the future demand. This process first generates possible expansion options and then determines which portions of the network need to be upgraded with what kind of capacity improvement options. Such a tool will help railway agencies maximize their return from capacity expansion projects and thus be better able to provide reliable service to their customers, and return on shareholder investment.