The Effect of Level Crossing on the Railroad Line Capacity

Changing the railway line from single track to double will increase capacity, which means there is an additional number of train trips. Even though it has become a track, trip still passes through level crossing. If trips increases, result in more frequent crossing gates being closed, or can also extended gate closing times. When be road traffic conflict; stop and form queue. The often conflicts increase. By using Indonesian method for calculating change capacity by 2.35 However, this calculation not considered existence crossing, so study aims determine amount that achieved, influenced without significantly increasing conflicts. research was carried out taking data on at exists today, line, then simulating conditions when turned into track. Simulations are adding according capacity. Simulation results showed factor affecting headway time between gate. For values below equal with 2.5 minutes, increases 1.5 times single-line As value above line. From research, concluded affects To achieve maximum railroad must significant than minutes.