Under these conditions nothing in a station can be left to chance. Therefore analyzing the allocation of station tracks, their occupancy and their train arrival/departure times is a core part of the timetable production process. The questions addressed in the analysis include:

• Are there sufficient tracks for the proposed service concept?
• What additional tracks or switches are needed to increase service?

Viriato’s Station Track Occupancy module provides timetable planners with a simple and powerful tool for planning, evaluating and producing station track allocation diagrams. When used with Viriato’s Conflict Detection module, it allows station track conflicts, entering/exiting route conflicts, inadmissible track allocations and duplicate allocations to be automatically shown in the track allocation diagram.

Functionality

• Define track-specific occupancy and duration;
• Set line-specific standard defaults for track allocation;
• Set track-specific stopping points and arrival/departure speeds (for use in travel time calculation);
• Interactively allocate track using drag-and-drop within the allocation diagram;
• Use filters for operating day, date range and validity;
• Work directly with a train from the allocation diagram.

Display/Output

• Display/print station diagrams with tracks, platforms and lines;
• Adjust display based on operating day, train number, times, directions;
• Freely select colors for displaying trains.