Course detail
Railway Stations and Junctions 2
FAST-CN056Acad. year: 2019/2020
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
Supervisor
Department
Institute of Railway Structures and Constructions (ZEL)
Learning outcomes of the course unit
A student acquires skills in problems of railway junctions, passenger and goods traffic.
Prerequisites
Design of railway stops, goods points and operation control points, especially railway stations
Co-requisites
Not applicable.
Recommended optional programme components
Not applicable.
Recommended or required reading
Not applicable.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Not applicable.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Not applicable.
Language of instruction
Czech
Work placements
Not applicable.
Course curriculum
1. Shunting yards, functions, position in railway network. Development of sorting technology.
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.
Aims
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.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme N-P-E-SI (N) Master's
branch K , 2. year of study, winter semester, 5 credits, elective
- Programme N-K-C-SI (N) Master's
branch K , 2. year of study, winter semester, 5 credits, elective
- Programme N-P-C-SI (N) Master's
branch K , 2. year of study, winter semester, 5 credits, elective