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Improving Railway Performance in Norway

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Nigel Harris

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Abstract

As in many countries, railway performance in Norway is not as high as management would wish. This paper describes ‘forensic’ work undertaken to understand the reasons for, and durations of, delays at stations in the Oslo area. These delays are often small in nature, and poorly-recorded, so are not well-understood, nor sufficient allowance made for them. Detailed analysis of over 1000 departures identified many reasons for delay, of which data on six in particular (train stopping position, despatch delay, management of the critical door, excess customer service, passenger door forcing, and knock-on delays) are presented here. It is hoped that this data may be of use to those developing rail simulations or more widely trying to understand railway performance in more detail. Actions being taken in Norway designed to address these issues are expected to improve punctuality by about 3%.

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Author(s): Harris NG, Mjøsund CS, Haugland H

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management

Year: 2014

Volume: 3

Issue: 4

Pages: 172-180

Print publication date: 01/11/2013

Online publication date: 11/03/2014

Acceptance date: 11/02/2014

ISSN (print): 2210-9706

ISSN (electronic): 2210-9714

Publisher: Elsevier

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2014.02.002

DOI: 10.1016/j.jrtpm.2014.02.002

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