Analyzing and evaluating the three-line rail traffic

In this paper, we propose a method to simulate the three-line rail traffic. The aim is to evaluate the carrying capacity of the three-line rail traffic by studying the rail traffic flow when the passenger flow is unsymmetrical. The simulation results demonstrate that under the unsymmetrical condition, the three-line rail traffic system has almost the same carrying capacity as that of a four-line rail traffic system. Compared with the four-line rail traffic system, the three-line rail traffic system has better utilization of rail line. As a result, building the three-line rail traffic system is a more economical and rational selection. Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB705500), the Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (Grant No. IRT0605), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60634010), New Century Excellent Talents in University (Grant No. NCET-06-0074), and the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (Grant No. 107007)