Description:

Rail transport. Railway track geometry parameters. Route layout of railway lines. Railway line construction - railway substructure and superstructure. Spatial layout of railway lines. Railway control systems in relation to infrastructure. Operating and carriage points. Railway lines net and category. Traction in rail transport.

Recommended literature:

Týfa, L.: Projektování kolejové dopravy [skripta ČVUT FD]. Česká technika - nakladatelství ČVUT, Praha 2014. ISBN 978-80-01-05440-6.
Fliegel, T. et al.: Železniční tratě a stanice. Cvičení [skripta ČVUT]. Česká technika - nakladatelství ČVUT, Praha 2005. ISBN 80-01-03353-8.

Keywords:

railways, rail transport, track, track geometry parameters, railway substructure, railway superstructure, turnout, switch, railway station

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar