Course: Permeability of Railway Traffic

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Course title Permeability of Railway Traffic
Course code KTRD/XBKZD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Drdla Pavel, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Bulíček Josef, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Capacity indicators - practical and theoretical capacity (permeability), ratio of utilization, occupation degree, delay increment, other input and output indicators applied within capacity assessment 2. Capacity of a collision node - time of jamming, general theory of assessment of capacity of a collision node 3. Capacity of line tracks I - construction of maximally utilized timetable, addition of additional paths by using of theoretical frequency of gaps 4. Capacity of line tracks II - analytical methods 5. Capacity of line tracks III- methods based on simulation 6. Capacity of switch areas I - analytical methods 7. Capacity of switch areas II - methods based on simulation 8. Capacity of station tracks I - analytical methods 9. Capacity of station tracks II - methods based on simulation 10. Compression methods - capacity assessment in European framework 11. Node of integrated periodic timetable - assessment of needed number of station tracks, issues of suitable station topology, train platforming problem 12. Assessment of practical capacity (permeability) based on probability and statistics - assessment of capacity for prospective timetables 13. Measures for change of capacity - impact of measures on capacity.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Demonstration
  • Participation in classes - 52 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 78 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 20 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of this study subject is to teach students about issues of railway capacity and about application of methods for assessment of capacity in railway transport.
The students are informed about the issue of assessment of capacity in railway transport. They are able to understand to meaning of basic capacity indicators and able to apply methods designed for this filed.
Prerequisites
Basic overview about railway transport is presupposed.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Reaching of a credit is a precondition for attendance at exam. It is confirmed by the credit that a student attended classes at least in defined extent and that student has fulfilled all requirements needed for credit. These requirements and conditions are set by lecturer in the first week of a term (first week of teaching of this study subject). Detailed conditions for exam are introduced by examiner in the first week of teaching as well.
Recommended literature
  • Handbook of optimization in the railway industry. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-3-319-72152-1.
  • Bulíček, J. - Drdla, P. Studijní opora předmětu Kapacita a propustnost železniční dopravy. Studijní opora s příklady.. Pardubice, 2017.
  • Drdla, Pavel. Osobní doprava regionálního a nadregionálního významu. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, Dopravní fakulta Jana Pernera, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7560-189-6.
  • Molková T. a kol. Kapacita železničních tratí. Pardubice, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7395-317-1.


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