Czech

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Institute of Railway Structures and Constructions (ZEL)

A student acquires skills in problems of railway junctions. The student is introduced to the system of passenger and goods traffic in railway junctions. The student learns design of shunting yards, passenger stations, depots and storage stations.

Design of railway stops, goods points and operation control points, especially railway stations

Railway acts, combined transport systems, integrated transport systems and transport service in public aim.

Teaching is kept in a form lectures, seminars and individual consultations. The students' work is completed by specified individual work, work assigned for individual study with the active participation of students and students' work with LMS Moodle. Excursions to the construction sites or to manufacturers are organized.

The course is completed with a credit and exam. A student answers questions regarding parts of railway junctions.
Acquisition of the credit is conditional on attendance and delivery of project of shunting yard.

1. Passenger stations, types, technology, extent. Switch and track layout, equipment and efficiency. Railhead and trough passenger stations.
2. Storage stations, technology, sets of tracks arrangement. Equipment of storage stations
3. Shunting yards, functions, position in railway network. Development of sorting technology. Set of reception sidings.
4. Hump, technical equipment, sets of tracks design, longitudinal section of hump track, dynamic estimation.
5. Set of sorting sidings. Set of departure sidings, tracks for thoroughgoing trains.
6. Depots, running shed. Technology, arrangement of trackage. Railway siding (factory, industrial), set of tracks, connection to railway stations, interchange tracks.
7. Railway junctions, passenger and goods traffic
8. New methods for railway vehicles monitoring, satellite monitoring system in railway traffic
9. Track recording cars for electric catenary system. Track recording cars for clearances.
10. Signaling systems and automatic train control system

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The objective of the subject is to introduce students to the problems of railway junctions, passenger and goods traffic in them and to practise acquires knowledge and skills.

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

A student can attend conferences, workshops or excursions focused on railway stations and junctions.

Not applicable.

Jirsák, Z.: Železničné stanice a uzly. Bratislava, 1979. (SK)
Klimeš, F.: Železniční stavitelství II. Praha, 1981. (CS)

ESVELD, Coenraad: Modern Railway Track. MRT - Production, 2001. ISBN 90-800324-3-3. (EN)