| Article ID: | iaor20135211 |
| Volume: | 47 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 295 |
| End Page Number: | 311 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Journal: | Transportation Science |
| Authors: | Raviv Tal, Kaspi Mor |
| Keywords: | timetabling |
An integrated line planning and timetabling model is formulated with the objective of minimizing both user inconvenience and operational costs. User inconvenience is modeled as the total time passengers spend in a railway system, including waiting at origin and transfer stations. The model is solved using a cross‐entropy metaheuristic. The line plan and timetable of Israel Railways is used as a benchmark. Using the same amount of resources, the average journey time of passengers is reduced by 20%.