Analysis of rail yard and terminal performances
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Resumo: | One of the latest trends in the transport field is the increasing interest for the rejuvenation of the railway. It is considered to be a logical consequence of the gradual switch towards a more sustainable future in transports. Terminals and stations are considered to be the junction points between the various lines that constitute the railway network and can simply be described as points of arrival, departure and interchange of passengers or commodities. The most commonly used indicators that measure the level of their performance are time and cost. This study aims at exploring possible improvements that could be implemented to the infrastructure and the operation of terminals and stations in order to increase the efficiency level. Firstly, drawing upon grounded theory about rail infrastructure and terminals, a description is conducted, followed by a comparative analysis of the different types of existing terminals and stations. Secondly, the suggested improvements are presented in accordance with their time frame completion. The main contribution of this study is to illustrate the high significance of terminals, stations and yards, acknowledging them as crucial parts of the railway network, because as characterized and demonstrated in this study, their performance are key factors to the whole network performance, making the identification of their critical points and respective possible solutions, the final objective of this paper. In addition to this, emphasis is given to the need of improving and developing the existing terminal infrastructure and operations. |
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Analysis of rail yard and terminal performancesrailwaysefficiencyrail yardsrail stationsterminalsOne of the latest trends in the transport field is the increasing interest for the rejuvenation of the railway. It is considered to be a logical consequence of the gradual switch towards a more sustainable future in transports. Terminals and stations are considered to be the junction points between the various lines that constitute the railway network and can simply be described as points of arrival, departure and interchange of passengers or commodities. The most commonly used indicators that measure the level of their performance are time and cost. This study aims at exploring possible improvements that could be implemented to the infrastructure and the operation of terminals and stations in order to increase the efficiency level. Firstly, drawing upon grounded theory about rail infrastructure and terminals, a description is conducted, followed by a comparative analysis of the different types of existing terminals and stations. Secondly, the suggested improvements are presented in accordance with their time frame completion. The main contribution of this study is to illustrate the high significance of terminals, stations and yards, acknowledging them as crucial parts of the railway network, because as characterized and demonstrated in this study, their performance are key factors to the whole network performance, making the identification of their critical points and respective possible solutions, the final objective of this paper. In addition to this, emphasis is given to the need of improving and developing the existing terminal infrastructure and operations.Sociedade Brasileira de Planejamento dos Transportes2014-04-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2238-10312014000200008Journal of Transport Literature v.8 n.2 2014reponame:Journal of Transport Literatureinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Planejamento dos Transportes (SBPT)instacron:SBPTR10.1590/S2238-10312014000200008info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMarinov,MarinGiovanni,Leonardo DiBellisai,GiuliaClevermann,JulianMastellou,AnastasiaVictόria,DiogoDeleva,Lalkaeng2014-02-05T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S2238-10312014000200008Revistahttp://www.journal-of-transport-literature.org/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||alessandro.oliveira@pq.cnpq.br|| editor.jtl@gmail.com2238-10312238-1031opendoar:2014-02-05T00:00Journal of Transport Literature - Sociedade Brasileira de Planejamento dos Transportes (SBPT)false |
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Analysis of rail yard and terminal performances |
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Analysis of rail yard and terminal performances |
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Analysis of rail yard and terminal performances |
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Analysis of rail yard and terminal performances |
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Marinov,Marin |
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Marinov,Marin Giovanni,Leonardo Di Bellisai,Giulia Clevermann,Julian Mastellou,Anastasia Victόria,Diogo Deleva,Lalka |
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Giovanni,Leonardo Di Bellisai,Giulia Clevermann,Julian Mastellou,Anastasia Victόria,Diogo Deleva,Lalka |
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Marinov,Marin Giovanni,Leonardo Di Bellisai,Giulia Clevermann,Julian Mastellou,Anastasia Victόria,Diogo Deleva,Lalka |
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railways efficiency rail yards rail stations terminals |
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railways efficiency rail yards rail stations terminals |
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One of the latest trends in the transport field is the increasing interest for the rejuvenation of the railway. It is considered to be a logical consequence of the gradual switch towards a more sustainable future in transports. Terminals and stations are considered to be the junction points between the various lines that constitute the railway network and can simply be described as points of arrival, departure and interchange of passengers or commodities. The most commonly used indicators that measure the level of their performance are time and cost. This study aims at exploring possible improvements that could be implemented to the infrastructure and the operation of terminals and stations in order to increase the efficiency level. Firstly, drawing upon grounded theory about rail infrastructure and terminals, a description is conducted, followed by a comparative analysis of the different types of existing terminals and stations. Secondly, the suggested improvements are presented in accordance with their time frame completion. The main contribution of this study is to illustrate the high significance of terminals, stations and yards, acknowledging them as crucial parts of the railway network, because as characterized and demonstrated in this study, their performance are key factors to the whole network performance, making the identification of their critical points and respective possible solutions, the final objective of this paper. In addition to this, emphasis is given to the need of improving and developing the existing terminal infrastructure and operations. |
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