PERFORMANCE OF METRO CONTROL SYSTEMS

In this paper, the authors present an analysis of train operations in public transit settings. A study of train control functions shows that the lengths of block sections can ensure train protection. These block sections also determine system behavior during regular and impacted operations. The authors discuss how the design of the block lengths takes into account the minimum temporal headway between two station- inbound trains. They also describe how blocking-time step function plays an important role in operations caused by train delays.