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Line capacity
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“Ue eapacy means the number of trans tat canbe run on a section I 24 hours.
Une Capac aleultedin three dierent ways
|. Maximum Une eapacty - This the maximum numberof ais that an be plated inthe master charts that is mpesslole to ltroduce even a single an
2. Practal Line capac - This is numberof rains which can be run ana ven section npraliz, This can be derived rom Maximum Lae capac by making
allewances fr maintenance of Permanent way, ine requied fr operational esgencesivegulres ee n general in Rallays Line Capacy means Praca
Line Capacity
5. ReonomieLne Capa Flowing digram shows Cost anaiss against number of tains an a section,
‘erin pont. Tiss duet the beter utzatin of avabbe resources. Bu asthe numberof ain goes higne han ths point section
get saturated making increasingly ait t ineease train Services without operational delays URimately Cvs leads oa increas in
Cost, Optimum numberof rains when can be run onthe sevon economically (Point Cin the graph is cll Fonome Line Capac.
Caleueton of Une Capacty allowing are the commonly used methods for calculating Une capacty
1. Scots formula
Line Capac C= 1440/74) XE
Were the running Une af the slowest goods tain over the eticalblck secon, isthe Block operation ime ana Eis the Feleny foto
2.Chartng method
Ccoaring methods the most relable method of calculating Une capacity. The rain paths are potted in aime-dstance graph for 24 hous. Fst paths a all
‘Schedule Express/ Passenger trains are plotted, Then schaduled g00ds ans are plotted, And ater ater path are plotted a many a6 possible nthe nar.
Lune Capac by charting s mare accurate as this method takes into account al the peculites ofa given section, should not Beles than the Line