Course: Permeability of Railway Traffic

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Course title Permeability of Railway Traffic
Course code KTRD/XEKZD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
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)
  • Bulíček Josef, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Capacity assessment of railway infrastructure - overview Basic concepts Methods for capacity assessment Types of capacity (ways of expression) Capacity of line tracks Inserting of additional trains based of number of time gaps Capacity of collision nodes Capacity of station switch areas Capacity of station tracks Capacity by periodic timetable Train platforming problem

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Demonstration
  • Participation in classes - 52 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 70 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject is focused on tools, possibilities and methods for assessment of permeability (capacity) of railway transport infrastructure.
Students will get basic overview about methods for assessment of permeability (capacity) of railway transport infrastructure (of railway lines, station tracks and station switch areas).
Prerequisites
Basic overview about railway transport technology is presupposed.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Exam in oral form with written preparation. Evaluation of solution of examples elaborated in the subject can be taken into account by exam.
Recommended literature
  • Handbook of optimization in the railway industry. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2018. ISBN 978-3-319-72152-1.
  • BULÍČEK, Josef and Pavel DRDLA. Permeability of Railway Transport (study material equipped by examples). University of Pardubice, c2019.
  • Martin, Ullrich. The influence of dispatching on the relationship between capacity and operation quality of railway systems . Norderstedt: Books on Demand GmbH, 2017. ISBN 978-3-7386-5963-4.
  • Profillidis, V. A. Railway management and engineering. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006. ISBN 0-7546-4854-0.


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