Course Details
Railway Stations and Junctions 1 (DST)
Academic Year 2023/24
CN054 course is part of 1 study plan
N-P-C-SI (N) / K Summer Semester 1st year
Basic transport regulations, train diagram, train schedule of railway stations. Time diagram of station operation, track occupation diagram, operating efficiency, making up of trains
Operating control points and open track, basic terms. Division of operating control points, division of railway stations according position in 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 foot bridges. Station buildings and reception area.
Equipment for loading and unloading of goods, goods depots, ramps, service roads. Goods stations, container terminals.
Railway stops, passing sidings, branching points, junctions.
Railway stations – railhead, intermediate, connection, junction, railway junctions, transit and exchange railway stations, transhipment stations.
Operating control points and open track, basic terms. Division of operating control points, division of railway stations according position in 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 foot bridges. Station buildings and reception area.
Equipment for loading and unloading of goods, goods depots, ramps, service roads. Goods stations, container terminals.
Railway stops, passing sidings, branching points, junctions.
Railway stations – railhead, intermediate, connection, junction, railway junctions, transit and exchange railway stations, transhipment stations.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
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.
Knowledge
A student acquires skills in design of railway stops, goods points and operation control points, especially railway stations.
Syllabus
1. Operating control points and open track, basic terms. Division of operating control points, division of railway stations according position in railway network.
2. Tracks in railway stations, tracks numeration, symbols of tracks, track length, distances of track centre lines.
3. Railway stations – railhead, intermediate.
4. Railway stations – connection and junction.
5. Railway junctions, transit and exchange railway stations, transhipment 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. Equipment for passenger and baggage transport, platforms, pedestrian subways and foot bridges.
9. Station buildings and reception area.
10. Equipment for loading and unloading of goods, goods depots, ramps, service roads.
11. Goods stations, container terminals.
12. Railway stops, passing sidings, branching points, junctions.
13. Basic transport regulations, train diagram, train schedule of railway stations. Time diagram of station operation, track occupation diagram, operating efficiency, making up of trains.
2. Tracks in railway stations, tracks numeration, symbols of tracks, track length, distances of track centre lines.
3. Railway stations – railhead, intermediate.
4. Railway stations – connection and junction.
5. Railway junctions, transit and exchange railway stations, transhipment 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. Equipment for passenger and baggage transport, platforms, pedestrian subways and foot bridges.
9. Station buildings and reception area.
10. Equipment for loading and unloading of goods, goods depots, ramps, service roads.
11. Goods stations, container terminals.
12. Railway stops, passing sidings, branching points, junctions.
13. Basic transport regulations, train diagram, train schedule of railway stations. Time diagram of station operation, track occupation diagram, operating efficiency, making up of trains.
Prerequisites
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 earth formation
Railway superstructure and modern railway structure design, interaction between railway vehicle and track, switches, crossings and turnouts.
Railway substructure, subdivision and construction of rail substructure and its construction layers, construction and shape of earth formation
Railway superstructure and modern railway structure design, interaction between railway vehicle and track, switches, crossings and turnouts.
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
5 credits
Semester
summer
Forms and criteria of assessment
course-unit credit and examination
Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Operating control points and open track, basic terms. Division of operating control points, division of railway stations according position in railway network.
2. Tracks in railway stations, tracks numeration, symbols of tracks, track length, distances of track centre lines.
3. Railway stations – railhead, intermediate.
4. Railway stations – connection and junction.
5. Railway junctions, transit and exchange railway stations, transhipment 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. Equipment for passenger and baggage transport, platforms, pedestrian subways and foot bridges.
9. Station buildings and reception area.
10. Equipment for loading and unloading of goods, goods depots, ramps, service roads.
11. Goods stations, container terminals.
12. Railway stops, passing sidings, branching points, junctions.
13. Basic transport regulations, train diagram, train schedule of railway stations. Time diagram of station operation, track occupation diagram, operating efficiency, making up of trains.
Exercise
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Specifying of the first project, guidelines to draw up.
2. Guidelines to horizontal and vertical alignment in station.
3. Format and content of drawings – setting out 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 railway station.
7. Format and content of drawings – situation of railway station.
8. Platforms, ramps.
9. Technical report
10. – 12. Consultation of projects.
13. Submitting of the second projects, credit.