Cellular automaton model for railway traffic

Based on the deterministic NaSch model, we propose a new cellular automation (CA) model to simulate the railway traffic. Using the proposed CA model, we analyze the space–time diagram of traffic flow and the trajectory of train movement, etc. Our aim is to investigate the characteristic behavior of railway traffic flow. A number of simulation results demonstrate that the proposed model can be successfully used for the simulation of railway traffic. Some complex phenomena can be reproduced, such as the go-and-stop wave and the complex behavior of train movement.