The key features of an intercity high-speed railway (IHSR) include its high frequency, the short intervals, and the short distances covered. The mode of rolling stock scheduling generally uses fixed segments. In view of the fact that intercity passenger demand has the characteristics of large fluctuations in terms of time and direction, the use of the traditional rolling stock scheduling plan with a fixed train formation will result in a mismatch between the train formation and passenger demand. In order to improve the matching of train formati...
