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This article describes several heuristics for the construction of a rapid transit alignment. The objective is the maximization of the total origin-destination demand covered by the alignment. Computational results show that the best results are provided by a simple greedy extension heuristic. This conclusion is confirmed on the Sevilla data for scenarios when the upper bound for inter-station distance is greater than 1250 m. Otherwise, when those upper bounds are smaller (750 m and 1000 m), an insertion heuristic followed by a post-optimization phase yields the best results. Computational times are always insignificant.
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Laporte, G., Mesa, J.A., Ortega, F.A. et al. Maximizing Trip Coverage in the Location of a Single Rapid Transit Alignment. Ann Oper Res 136, 49–63 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-005-2038-0
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