Matthias Andrews García receives the Prix LITRA for his work on time reduction potential through a continental-scale schedule optimisation of long-distance international passenger rail corridors in Europe. His bachelor thesis has been supervised by the Transportation Systems (TS) research group headed by Professor Francesco Corman.
Abstract
Anyone who travels long distances in Europe may have wondered about long train stops at stations, the time wasted from the lack of sensible connecting trains or obligatory overnight stays due to missing onward connections. The study shows that optimizing timetables offers considerable potential for shortening travel times. This could significantly speed up rail travel in Europe even without expensive investments in infrastructure expansion.
Awardee
ETH Zürich