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TUTORIAL EXERCISE 7

QUESTION
For the proposed Melbourne Metro (MM) Rail Project, using the information
outlined below, estimate the size of the fleet of HCMTs (i.e. number of
trains) that would be required to operate the outline Train Service
Specification prepared by Public Transport Victoria (PTV) for both the AM
and PM peak hour and off peak train services.

ANSWER

From the Outline Train Service Specification below the AM and PM peak
hour services are Category 2 and the off peak train service will be
regarded as Category 1 and Category 3. We also need information from
points 4 and 5 in the question for the answer.

2. Outline Train Service Specification

Period Category Sunbury to Watergardens to Watergardens Through MM

Pakenham Cranbourne to Dandenong Tunnel
Weekday 1 Every 20 Every 20 N/A Every 10
Pre AM Peak [6tph]
AM Peak 2 8tph 5tph 4tph 17tph
(AMP)
Weekday 1 Every 20 Every 20 Every 10
InterPeak [6tph]
PM Peak 2 8tph 5tph 4tph 17tph
(PMP)
Weekday 1 Every 20 Every 20 N/A Every 10
1830-2200 [6tph]
Weekday 3 Every 20 *Every 20 N/A Every 20
Late Night [3tph]
Week end 3 Every 20 *Every 20 N/A Every 20
Early Morning [3tph]
Week end 1 Every 20 Every 20 N/A Every 10
1000-2200 [6tph]
Week end 3 Every 20 *Every 20 N/A Every 20
Late Night [3tph]
* Dandenong to Cranbourne Shuttle train Note: tph= trains per hour

4. Train Sectional Running Times in minutes (assume same

time in both directions):

Pakenham to Dandenong 27
Cranbourne to Dandenong 13
Dandenong to CBD South 40
CBD South to Watergardens 34
Watergardens to Sunbury 14

5. Termini Layover Times

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Minimum layover times at all Termini are to be 8, so that terminal time
will likely need to be rounded upwards. Cranbourne shuttles have 3
layovers at both termini

Prepare a table for each Category starting with Cat 2, then Cat 1 and
finally Cat 3.

Category 2 Service
Train Round Round Trip Total Time Headway Number of
Trip Travel Time + (minutes) between trains=Total
Layovers trains Time/Headway
(mins) =
60/tph

Sunbury- 2(14+34+40+27) 246 60/8=7.5 246/7.5= 32.8

Pakenham- +2(8) (say 33 trains)
Sunbury
Watergardens- 2(34+40+13)+2(8 190 60/5=12 190/12= 15.83
Cranbourne- ) (say 16 trains)
Watergardens
Watergardens- 2(34+40) +2(8) 164 60/4=15 164/15= 10.93
Dandenong- (say 11 trains)
Watergardens

Total Number of Trains (HCMTs) = 33+16+11 = 60 trains

Category 1 Service
Train Round Round Trip Total Time Headway Number of
Trip Travel Time + (minutes) between trains=Total
Layovers trains (min) Time/Headway
is given

Sunbury- 2(14+34+40+27) 246 20 246/20= 12.3

Pakenham- +2 (8) (say 13 trains)
Sunbury
Watergardens- 2(34+40+13) +2 190 20 190/20= 9.5
Cranbourne- (8) (say 10 trains)
Watergardens

Total Number of Trains (HCMTs) = 13+10 = 23 trains

Category 3 Service
Train Round Round Trip Total Time Headway Number of
Trip Travel Time + (minutes) between trains=Total
Layovers trains (min) Time/Headway
is given

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Sunbury- 2(14+34+40+27) 246 20 246/20= 12.3
Pakenham- +2 (8) (say 13 trains)
Sunbury
Dandenong- 2(13)+2 (3) 32 20 32/20= 1.6
Cranbourne- (say 2 trains)
Dandenong

Total Number of Trains (HCMTs) = 13+ 2 = 15 trains