TZD_z Technology and management of railway transport

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Vladimír Ľupták, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Vladimír Ľupták, PhD.
Department of Transport and Logistics – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Transport and Logistics – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Prerequisites (in Czech)
UDO Introduction to transport and transportation && OBOR(CAP)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the issues of organizing and managing sustainable railway transport. Students will gain knowledge of the historical development of this transport sector and its position within the overall transport system. They will also become familiar with key regulations for organizing and managing railway transport, including the management of local and network transport processes and the fundamental element of railway transport management – the sustainable train timetable. Upon completing the course, students will be able to apply legislative knowledge in railway transport organization and will be capable of creating transport service plans for regions through timetable construction.
Learning outcomes
The student, upon completing the course, will be able to apply the principles of creating a graphical timetable, focusing on optimizing energy efficiency and supporting sustainability. They will also be able to apply the basics of determining railway infrastructure capacity, taking into account the minimization of environmental impacts. Furthermore, the student will understand the functions of transport schedules and tariffs in railway transport and design them in accordance with the objectives of the European Green Deal, promoting eco-friendly mobility and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction to Environmental Aspects of Railway Transport.
  • 2) Basic Concepts in Sustainable Railway Transport.
  • 3) Legal Framework for Railway Operations and Environmental Protection Legislation.
  • 4) Ecological Railway Network and Modernization of Signaling Systems.
  • 5) Railway Vehicle Fleet – Greening of Transport Means.
  • 6) Organization of railway traffic, traffic and signal regulations.
  • 7) Local traffic processes (marshalling stations).
  • 8) Network traffic processes (train formation).
  • 9) Railroad Graphics - Tools.
  • 10) Principles of the creation of the scheduled timetable and the basis for determining the capacity of the railway infrastructure.
  • 11) Information systems in rail transport.
  • 12) Passenger transport and high-speed transport.
  • 13) Transportation rules and tariffs in rail transport.
Literature
    required literature
  • CHOVANCOVÁ, Mária. Technologie a řízení železniční dopravy. 2018. Technologie a řízení železniční dopravy. ISBN 978-80-7468-118-9. info
  • GAŠPARÍK, Jozef and Jiří KOLÁŘ. Železniční doprava technologie řízení, grafikony a dalších 100 zajímavostí (Rail transport technology management, graphics and other 100 attractions). první vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2017, 432 pp. ISBN 978-80-271-0058-3. info
    recommended literature
  • KVIZDA, Martin. Železniční doprava : institucionální postavení, hospodářská politika a ekonomická teorie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 229 s. ISBN 978-80-210-4233-9. Obsah info
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Exercise
Excursion - language
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Lectures18 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial2676
Preparation for the Final Test1414
Vypracování specifických zadání (in Czech)2020
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2620
Total:130130
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Exam – written 70 %
Presentation 15 %
Seminary Work 10 %
domácí úkol (in Czech) 5 %
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught every week.
Teacher's information
https://is.vstecb.cz/auth/osoba/22868
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2017, winter 2018, winter 2019, winter 2020, summer 2021, winter 2021, winter 2022, winter 2023, winter 2024.
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