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A system supporting the path management process at DB Passenger
With the institutional separation of railways into infrastructure managers and railway undertakings the exchange of information on train paths becomes a crucial function in the overall production process. Typically the supervising authority fixed the legal and chronological framework for ordering train paths in a network access decree. |
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Munich’s S-Bahn is one of the most extensive and heavily used in Europe. The S-Bahn’s central tunnel section between Laim and Ostbahnhof operates
at capacity with 30 trains per hour and direction. As passenger demand increases on such a heavily used system, punctuality and service will no longer meet acceptable quality standards. |
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The Swiss Federal Railways SBB had applied the software package Viriato in the divisions Passenger Traffic and Infrastructure since 1999. The business units Long Distance Traffic and Regional Traffic use Viriato as a tool for medium and short term planning, and for conceptual studies. The division Infrastructure relies on Viriato for strategic long term planning. Since the beginning of 2003, SBB Cargo applies a special edition of Viriato for the management of the daily freight slots. |
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