Course detail

Railway Stations and Junctions 1 (DST)

FAST-NNB010Acad. year: 2025/2026

Basic transport regulations, train diagram, train schedule of railway stations.
Operating control points and open track, basic terms. Division of operating control points, a division of railway stations according to the position in the railway network
Tracks in railway stations, tracks numeration, symbols of tracks, track length, distances of track centre lines.
Track alignment design parameters in control operation points and other operation points
Railway superstructure, substructure and its drainage in railway stations
Equipment for passenger and baggage transport, platforms, pedestrian subways and footbridges. Station buildings and reception area.
Equipment for loading and unloading of goods, goods depots, ramps, service roads. Goods stations.
Railway stops, passing sidings, branching points, junctions.
Railway stations – railhead, intermediate, connection, junction, railway junctions, transit and exchange railway stations, transhipment stations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Richard Svoboda, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Railway Structures and Constructions (ZEL)

Entry knowledge

Track alignment design parameters and its spatial positions, railway track design.
Railway substructure, subdivision and construction of rail substructure and its construction layers, construction and shape of the earth formation
Railway superstructure and modern railway structure design, the interaction between railway vehicle and track, switches, crossings and turnouts.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The student will receive credit for the railway station head project and work during group lessons in class.

The exam has two parts:

- written - proposal of a railway station traffic scheme

- oral - questions from the entire subject

Aims

The objective of the subject is to introduce students to the problems of design of railway stops, goods points and operation control points, especially railway stations and to practise acquires knowledge and skills.
A student acquires skills in design of railway stops, goods points and operation control points, especially railway stations.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Gašparík, J., Pečený, Z., Grafikon vlakovej dopravy a priepistnosť sietí, EDIS, 2009, ISBN 978-80-8070-994-5 (SK)
Gombitová, J., Projektovanie, stavba a rekonštrukcia železničných staníc I, EDIS, 2007, ISBN 978-80-8070-755-2 (SK)
Majerčák, J. a kol. Železničná dopravná prevádzka, Technológia železničných staníc, EDIS, 2008, ISBN 978-80-8070-887-0 (SK)
Stanley, P., ETCS for Engineers, Eurailpress, 2011, ISBN 978-3-7771-0416-4 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-SIK Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme CZV1-AKR Lifelong learning

    specialization PNM , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Richard Svoboda, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Operating control points and open track, basic terms. Division of operating control points, a division of railway stations according to the position in railway network. Tracks in railway stations, tracks numeration, symbols of tracks, track length, distances of track centre lines.
  • 2. Basic transport regulations, train diagram, train schedule of railway stations. Time diagram of station operation, track occupation diagram, operating efficiency, making up of trains.
  • 3. Railway stations – railhead, intermediate.
  • 4. Railway stations – connection and junction.
  • 5. Railway junctions, transit and exchange railway stations.
  • 6. Track alignment design parameters in control operation points and other operation points
  • 7. Railway superstructure, substructure and its drainage in railway stations
  • 8. Construction of platforms, pedestrian subways and footbridges.
  • 9. Platform requirements.
  • 10. Platforms for persons with reduced mobility r
  • 11. Railway stops, passing sidings, branching points, junctions.
  • 12. Station buildings and reception area.
  • 13. Equipment for loading and unloading of goods, goods depots, ramps, service roads. Goods stations.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Richard Svoboda, Ph.D.
Ing. Miroslava Hruzíková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Specifying of the first project, guidelines to draw up.
  • 2. Guidelines to horizontal and vertical alignment in a station.
  • 3. Format and content of drawings – setting out a drawing, longitudinal profile.
  • 4. Submitting of the first project, specifying of the second project.
  • 5. Changes of track axes distances, station scheme.
  • 6. Design of railway substructure in a railway station.
  • 7. Format and content of drawings – the situation of the railway station.
  • 8. Platforms, ramps.
  • 9. Technical report.
  • 10.–12. Consultation of projects.
  • 13. Submitting of the second projects, credit.