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On a Hybrid Decision Support Framework for Train Selection in Indian Railways: An Integration of Dominance-Based Rough Set Approaches and Machine Learning Models

Transport and Telecommunication Journal
Volume 27 (2026): Issue 1 (February 2026)
By: Haresh Kumar Sharma,  Anupama Singh,  Olegas Prentkovskis and  Saibal Majumder  
Open Access
|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ttj-2026-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1407-6179 | Journal ISSN: 1407-6160
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Language: English
Page range: 11 - 27
Published on: Feb 21, 2026
Published by: Transport and Telecommunication Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Multiple criteria decision making,
dominance-based rough set,
data mining,
railway reservation system
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