Academy of Technical and
Art Applied Studies Belgrade

Railway Passenger Transport Organisation and Planning Course code: 116022 | 5 ECTS credits

Basic information
Level of Studies: Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study: 2
Semester: 4
Requirements:
Goal: Acquiring appropriate theoretical and practical knowledge of railway passenger transport organisation and technology. Introduction with national and international legislation in the railway passenger transport sector, railway passenger services, technical characteristics and usage of passenger railway cars, passenger railway station facilities, etc. Developing practical skills and the ability of students to research, analyse and predict passenger transport volume and flows due to passenger transport service planning.
Outcome: Students will be able to understand the importance of national and international legislation in the railway passenger transport sector, independently to analyze travel demands and transport service requirements, to determine passenger flows on a railway line and the network as a whole, to predict passenger volume and flows, to describe the technical and operational characteristics of passenger railway vehicles, passenger terminal capacities, and services. Furthermore, students will be able to determine the passenger train flow scenarios due to scheduling.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
  1. Basic terms and definitions in railway passenger traffic and transportation.
  2. National and international legislation and standards for the field of railway passenger transport services.
  3. Passenger services quality and management.
  4. Basic factors that have an impact on railway passenger transport.
  5. Methods and methodologies for passenger volume and passenger flows research and analyses.
  6. Modal split in passenger transport.
  7. Methods and methodologies for prediction of passenger volume and flows.
  8. Characteristics of travel demands and their impact on railway passenger train scheduling.
  9. Railway passenger rolling stock - main technical and operational characteristics and usage planning.
  10. Identification marking for railway passenger rolling stock and systematic numbering of passenger trains
  11. Passenger stations - capacities and services
  12. Basic principles for the organisation of passenger services and train operations
  13. Basic principles for cost and tariffs policy.
  14. Integrated passenger services.
  15. E-business systems and applications in railway passenger transport.
  16. Monitoring, control, and management of railway passenger service quality.
  17. Qualitative and quantitative parameters of passenger transportation work.
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
  1. Practical instruction is followed by a lecture program. 
1. Application of methods and methodologies for the research of basic factors that have an impact on railway passenger transport.
2. Application of methods and methodologies for the research, analyses, and predictions of passenger volume and flows.
3. Calculation of required number of railway passenger rolling stock capacities, and number of trains for a given volume, and flow of passengers. 
4. Estimation of the quality of passenger rolling stock usage. 
5. Calculation and analysis of qualitative and quantitative parameters of passenger transportation work.

Textbooks and References
  1. Milanović, Z
  2. Glibetić, S., Organizacija prevoza putnika na železnici, VŽŠ, Beograd, 2005.
  3. Milanović, Z., Autorizovana predavanja u Power Pointu, Visoka železnička škola strukovnih studija, Beograd
  4. Nacionalna i međunarodna regulativa za oblast prevoza putnika železnicom
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures: 2
Practical classes: 2
Other types of classes: 0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
0
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
0
colloquium
0
Final exam
Points
Written exam
0
Oral exam
0