In this paper the construction of periodic timetables as the dominant procedure in long term planning of railroad networks at Dutch Railways is briefly described. An efficient algorithm is outlined that generates periodic timetables for a given set of constraints. Also given is a short description of the way this algorithm has been embedded in the decision support system DONS and the way this system is being used to speed up the construction of periodic timetables and increase the flexibility of network designs.
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Berg et al. (1970) studied this question.