FROM IDOM, PROJECTS SUCH AS DART (IRELAND) HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT, WHERE IN THE MODELLING OF THE DEPOTS, THROUGH OPENTRACK, THE ITINERARIES OF ALL THE TRAINS HAVE BEEN USED.
All railway infrastructure is designed with the public in mind, since it will affect both users and people who live with said infrastructure, offering a clean transport alternative and greater accessibility. With this in mind and fully understanding the useful life of infrastructures results in the design of more efficient and sustainable solutions that include aspects such as demand or connectivity with other modes of transport in the analysis of the operations.
There are aspects that are only identifiable in the exploitation phase, but the modelling of this in the design phase makes it possible to faithfully predict reality. From IDOM, projects such as DART (Ireland) have been carried out, where in the modelling of the depots, through OpenTrack, the itineraries of all the trains have been used, executing a simulation that has allowed the capacity of the facilities to be quantified. Consequently, the different circulation strategies can be defined based on the occupation observed on the roads, optimizing the design.
Analysing operations gives a greater understanding of the details of the service, the limits of the infrastructure and future needs, in addition to being able to verify that the existing system is sufficient to cover the expected requirements. Considering operations in the conception and design phases is essential to be able to anticipate any challenge, since taking into account the assets and functionalities allows infrastructure designs according to the needs to be developed.
