Modernization of Railway Lines and Stations

Course guarantor:

Lecturer:

Dagmar Kočárková, Miroslav Veliš

Tutor:

Dagmar Kočárková, Miroslav Veliš

Supervisor:

Department of Transport Engineering

Synopsis:

Line speed increasing. AGC and AGTC Agreement. AGC and AGTC railway network. Principles of modernization (conceptual papers, definitions of basic concepts, individual principles). Track geometrical characteristics on modernized railway lines. Superstructure and substructure on upgraded lines. Designing of railway stations. Bridges and tunnels. Development and realization of projects. Technical description of the tranzit corridors.

Requirements:

Knowledge of projection and parameters of railway stations.

Syllabus of lectures:

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

Detailed analysis of principles of modernization, development and present application of priciples at modernization of selected railway network in the Czech Republic.

Study materials:

Zásady modernizace a optimalizace vybrané železniční sítě České republiky, SŽDC, 2006

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

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Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Master Full-Time DS from 2022/23 (compulsory elective course)
• Master Full-Time LA from 2022/23 (compulsory elective course)
• Master Full-Time DS from 2023/24 (compulsory elective course)
• Master Full-Time IS (joint degree) from 2023/24 (compulsory elective course)
• Master Full-Time DS from 2024/25 (compulsory elective course)
• Master Full-Time LA from 2024/25 (compulsory elective course)