title: A solvable queueing network model for railway networks and its validation and applications for the Netherlands
abstract: The performance of new railway networks cannot be measured or simulated, as no detailed train schedules are available. Railway infrastructure and capacities are to be determined long before the actual traffic is known. This paper therefore proposes a solvable queueing network model to compute performance measures of interest without requiring train schedules (timetables). Closed form expressions for mean delays are obtained. New network designs, traffic scenarios, and capacity expansions can so be evaluated. A comparison with real delay data for the Netherlands supports the practical value of the model. A special Dutch cargo-line application is included
keyphrases: solvable queueing network model railway networks Netherlands railway infrastructure performance measures closed form expressions mean delays network designs traffic scenarios capacity expansions Dutch cargo-line application railway capacities