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Bayesian Network Modeling Applied on Railway Level Crossing Safety

  • Ci Liang*
  • , Mohamed Ghazel
  • , Olivier Cazier
  • , Laurent Bouillaut
  • , El Miloudi El-Koursi
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • FCS Railenium
  • Université Gustave Eiffel
  • Université de Lille
  • SNCF
  • IFSTTAR-COSYS/GRETTIA

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Abstract

Nowadays, railway operation is characterized by increasingly high speed and large transport capacity. Safety is the core issue in railway operation, and as witnessed by accident/incident statistics, railway level crossing (LX) safety is one of the most critical points in railways. In the present paper, the causal reasoning analysis of LX accidents is carried out based on Bayesian risk model. The causal reasoning analysis aims to investigate various influential factors which may cause LX accidents, and quantify the contribution of these factors so as to identify the crucial factors which contribute most to the accidents at LXs. A detailed statistical analysis is firstly carried out based on the accident/incident data. Then, a Bayesian risk model is established according to the causal relationships and statistical results. Based on the Bayesian risk model, the prediction of LX accident can be made through forward inference. Moreover, accident cause identification and influential factor evaluation can be performed through reverse inference. The main outputs of our study allow for providing improvement measures to reduce risk and lessen consequences related to LX accidents.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationReliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems
Subtitle of host publicationModelling, Analysis, Verification, and Certification - 2nd International Conference, RSSRail 2017, Proceedings
EditorsThierry Lecomte, Alexander Romanovsky, Alessandro Fantechi
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages116-130
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9783319684987
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Reliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems, RSSRail 2017 - Pistoia, Italy
Duration: 14 Nov 201716 Nov 2017

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume10598 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Reliability, Safety, and Security of Railway Systems, RSSRail 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPistoia
Period14/11/1716/11/17

Keywords

  • Bayesian network modeling
  • Level crossing safety
  • Risk assessment
  • Statistical analysis
  • Train-car collision

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