CREATING A PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTING MEASURES FOR INCREASING RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY BY APPLYING MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING METHODS

This study addresses the challenge of increasing railway infrastructure capacity. It investigates the key factors that lead to a reduction in this capacity. The study focuses on the Lithuanian railway line, assessing train traffic schedules to determine actual capacity. An evaluation of potential measures to enhance this capacity has been conducted, and a comprehensive expert survey questionnaire was developed based on these measures. A strategic plan to improve railway capacity for Lithuanian railways was formulated using Kendall’s rank correlation and ARTIW average rank for weight transformation methods. The study proposes a novel approach to creating these improvement plans and ends by presenting recommendations and conclusions.