| Article ID: | iaor2001844 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 122 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 1 |
| End Page Number: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2000 |
| Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
| Authors: | Laporte Gilbert, Mesa Juan A., Ortega Francisco A. |
| Keywords: | urban affairs |
A central question when planning rapid transit systems is the determination of alignments and stations. Operational research methods can help solve these problems and they are also useful for the assessment of the network characteristics. This survey article reviews the main available methods.