Introducing of technical means, modes and methods of passenger and freight traffic organization by railways.

Qualifying students with necessary skills regarding take over and recording of all necessary activities for organizing modern, fast, effective and rational passenger and freight traffic by railways.

Railway transport – as part of transport chain. Organizing railway market. Railway stations and sidings. Type of trains. Technological-operating characteristics of railway wagons. Use of passenger and freight wagons. Passenger traffic organisation. Freight traffic organisation. Railway tariffs. Indicators of railway transport operation. Loading freight wagons. Block train transport. Dangerous goods transport-RID. Individual consignment transport. Modern trends of railway transport. Service quality in railway transport. Marketing of freight transport and commercial operation. European freight traffic information system.

Lectures, exercises, consultations