Research Article

Impact of Change of the Interlocking on the Acceleration of Railway Transport: A Case Study from the Podbrezová Railway Station

Table 3

Elements affecting the components of station (tst) and dynamic (td) components of station operating intervals.

t stt d

Kind of interlockingTrain length
Kind of notification deviceTrain speed
Way of operating points (moving parts of the switch)Train weight
Kind of signalsRow of locomotives
Kind of block systemGridiron distance
Construction arrangement of the railway stationBreaking-down distance
Articulation gridironsUseful length of running track
Type of switchesSlope and direction conditions at railway station and near the railway station
Number of railway linesStopping or passing the train
Location of the railway office
Number of operating staff
Kind of operating staff
Qualification of operating staff
The method of determining the integrity of the train
Local regulations