Chapter 1 Train dispatching management with data-driven approaches:A comprehensive review and appraisal 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Data-driven train dispatching 1.3Data-driven models in traindispatching:Literature 1.4Review results and further discussions 1.5Conclusions Chapter 2 Data—driven delay distributions of HSR trains 2.1 Statistical Investigation on Train Primary Delay based on Real Records:Evidence from Wuhan-Guangzhou HSR 2.2 Statistical Delay Distribution Analysis on High-Speed Railway Trains 2.3 Temporal and SpatialDistributions of Primary Delays in a High-Speed RailSystem Chapter 3 Data—driven delay propagation mechanism on horizontal 3.1 Cause-specific Investigation of Primary Delays of Wuhan-Guangzhou HSR 3.2 Modellingof Effects of Primary Delays Using High-speed Train Operation Records 3.3 Modelling the influence of disturbances for real-time train dispatching Chapter 4 Data—driven delay propagation mechanism on vertical 4.1 A hybrid model to improve the train running time prediction ability during high-speed railway disruptions 4.2 A Spatiotemporal Deep Learning Framework for Train Delay Prediction in High-speed Railway Systems ……