Course detail
Railway Stations and Junctions 2
FAST-CN056Acad. year: 2018/2019
Passenger stations, types, technology, extent. Switch and track layout, equipment and efficiency. Railhead and trough passenger stations.
Storage stations, technology, sets of tracks arrangement. Equipment of storage stations
Shunting yards, functions, position in railway network. Development of sorting technology. Set of reception sidings. Hump, technical equipment, sets of tracks design, longitudinal section of hump track, dynamic estimation. Set of sorting sidings. Set of departure sidings, tracks for thoroughgoing trains.
Depots, running shed. Technology, arrangement of trackage.
Railway siding (factory, industrial), set of tracks, connection to railway stations, interchange tracks
Railway junctions, passenger and goods traffic
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Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Acquisition of the credit is conditional on attendance and delivery of project of shunting yard.
Course curriculum
2. Set of reception sidings. Hump, technical equipment.
3. Sets of tracks design, longitudinal section of hump track, dynamic estimation.
4. Set of sorting sidings.
5. Set of departure sidings, tracks for thoroughgoing trains.
6. Passenger stations, types, technology, extent. Switch and track layout, equipment and efficiency.
7. Railhead and trough passenger stations. Storage stations, technology, sets of tracks arrangement. Equipment of storage stations
8. Depots, running shed. Technology, arrangement of trackage.
9. Railway siding (factory, industrial), set of tracks, connection to railway stations, interchange tracks.
10. Railway junctions, passenger and goods traffic.
Work placements
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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
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Basic literature
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Lecture
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Syllabus
2. Set of reception sidings. Hump, technical equipment.
3. Sets of tracks design, longitudinal section of hump track, dynamic estimation.
4. Set of sorting sidings.
5. Set of departure sidings, tracks for thoroughgoing trains.
6. Passenger stations, types, technology, extent. Switch and track layout, equipment and efficiency.
7. Railhead and trough passenger stations. Storage stations, technology, sets of tracks arrangement. Equipment of storage stations
8. Depots, running shed. Technology, arrangement of trackage.
9. Railway siding (factory, industrial), set of tracks, connection to railway stations, interchange tracks.
10. Railway junctions, passenger and goods traffic.
Exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2. Design of hump height.
3. Design of turnout assembly, sets of tracks.
4. Design of longitudinal profile.
5. Dynamic evaluation of hump.
6. Format and content of drawings
7. Setting out drawing, longitudinal profile.
8. Technical report.
9. Consultation of project.
10. Submitting of the projects, credit.