Investigating the effect of weather on punctuality of Norwegian railways: a case study of the Nordland Line
The overall punctuality of the railway system is of particular importance for customers in order to use trains as a means of public transport. Investigating the drivers of low punctuality of trains is an essential step for improving their punctuality. Severe weather conditions are assumed to be one...
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ftntnutrondheimi:oai:ntnuopen.ntnu.no:11250/2585321 2023-05-15T17:24:35+02:00 Investigating the effect of weather on punctuality of Norwegian railways: a case study of the Nordland Line Zakeri, Ghazal Olsson, Nils 2018 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2585321 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40534-018-0169-7 eng eng Springer Verlag Journal of Modern Transportation. 2018, 26 (4), 255-267. urn:issn:2095-087X http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2585321 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40534-018-0169-7 cristin:1595039 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no CC-BY 255-267 26 Journal of Modern Transportation 4 Journal article Peer reviewed 2018 ftntnutrondheimi https://doi.org/10.1007/s40534-018-0169-7 2019-09-17T06:54:33Z The overall punctuality of the railway system is of particular importance for customers in order to use trains as a means of public transport. Investigating the drivers of low punctuality of trains is an essential step for improving their punctuality. Severe weather conditions are assumed to be one of the drivers of delays and low punctuality of the transportation system. This paper addresses the extent to which the weather factors such as temperature, snow, precipitation and wind influence the punctuality of trains on the Norwegian railways. The data for the study are collected from the passenger trains on the Nordland Line. The study period is 10 years, from the beginning of 2007 to the end of 2016. Data are analysed on a daily and weekly basis, and correlation and regression analyses are used to perform the statistical analysis. The results show that extreme cold weather during the winters is a crucial influencing factor contributing to delays and low punctuality. We also found that the weather variable that best explains variations in punctuality of passenger trains on this line is snow depth. publishedVersion © The Author(s) 2018 Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Article in Journal/Newspaper Nordland Nordland Nordland NTNU Open Archive (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Journal of Modern Transportation 26 4 255 267 |
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The overall punctuality of the railway system is of particular importance for customers in order to use trains as a means of public transport. Investigating the drivers of low punctuality of trains is an essential step for improving their punctuality. Severe weather conditions are assumed to be one of the drivers of delays and low punctuality of the transportation system. This paper addresses the extent to which the weather factors such as temperature, snow, precipitation and wind influence the punctuality of trains on the Norwegian railways. The data for the study are collected from the passenger trains on the Nordland Line. The study period is 10 years, from the beginning of 2007 to the end of 2016. Data are analysed on a daily and weekly basis, and correlation and regression analyses are used to perform the statistical analysis. The results show that extreme cold weather during the winters is a crucial influencing factor contributing to delays and low punctuality. We also found that the weather variable that best explains variations in punctuality of passenger trains on this line is snow depth. publishedVersion © The Author(s) 2018 Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
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Investigating the effect of weather on punctuality of Norwegian railways: a case study of the Nordland Line |
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