Integrated Systems of Public Transport

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	227-0411/02
Abbreviation	ISHD
Course title	Integrated Systems of Public Transport
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Transport Constructions
Course coordinator	Ing. Denisa Cihlářová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

- Urban transport systems, the role of public transport operating in the area, transportation of people, concepts and definitions, legislation, structures and facilities for HD
- Bus and trolleybus transport: stops - the siting, construction layout, equipment, equipment for trolley traffic stop in the road, construction of platforms, access for pedestrians, wheelchair modifications, traffic signs
- Bus and trolley station, garage and parking space for buses, transport facilities, workshops for the repair of vehicles, filling stations, PH, dishwashers, office buildings, environmental protection
- Tram route and stops, the tram network systems. tracks, spatial management, crossbreeding with PK, building layout, positioning of tram stops, the final station, depot
- Organisation of public transport, public transportation IS, preferences public transport, intelligent stops, stops combined, transfer nodes and their role, the integration of regional public transport and external transport links urban and long distance public transport
- Routes and metro station, subway systems, networks, lines, technical specifications, types of stations, spatial resolution of routes and stations, operational and technological background, treatment foyers
- Suburban and urban railway, the basic technical parameters of tracks, stations and stops ordering
- Design of integrated urban transport systems (operational, technical, financial and legislative conditions), the relationship of transport and the city, the characteristics of urban and suburban public transport, transport infrastructure Public transport
- Evaluation of the quality of public transport, evaluation criteria

E-learning

LMS Moodle (VŠB-TUO): 2270411 Integrated Systems of Public Transport

Literature

- BEN-AKIVA, Moshe E., Hilde MEERSMAN and Eddy VAN DE VOORDE, ed. Freight transport modelling. Bingley: Emerald, 2013. ISBN 978-1-78190-285-1.
- RODRIGUE, Jean-Paul, Theo NOTTEBOOM and Jon SHAW, ed. The SAGE handbook of transport studies. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2013. ISBN 978-1-84920-789-8.
- WALSH, Ian D., ed. ICE manual of highway design and management. London: ICE, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7277-4111-0.
- HCM2010: highway capacity manual. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Transportation Research Board, 2010. .

Advised literature

- Design Manual. Washington State Department of Transportation [on-line], USA, 2017, https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/fulltext/M22-01/design.pdf
- The Design Manual for Roads and Bridges [on-line]. The Highways Agency, Department for Transport, United Kingdom, http://www.dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/
- EN 15273-1 Railway applications – Gauges – Part 1: General – Common rules for infrastructure and rolling stock.
- EN 13848-6 Railway applications - Track — Track geometry quality — Part 6: Characterisation of track geometry quality.
- EN ISO 3095 Railway applications – Acoustics – Measurement of noise emitted by railbound vehicles.
- EN 16272-3-2 Railway applications — Track — Noise barriers and related devices acting on airborne sound propagation — Test method for determining the acoustic performance — Part 3-2: Normalized railway noise spectrum and single number ratings for direct field applications.
- EN 16272-6 Railway applications — Track — Noise barriers and related devices acting on airborne sound propagation — Test method for determining the acoustic performance — Part 6: Intrinsic characteristics — In situ values of airborne sound insulation under direct sound field conditions.

- Juan de Dios Ortúzar, Luis G. Wllumsen: Modelling transport. 2011.
- Roger P.Roess, Elena S.Prassas, William R.McShane: Traffic Engineering, 2004
- Denos C. Gazis. – Boston: Traffic theory , 2002
- CA O'Flaherty and co.: Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering. Publisher's Note: Transferred to Taylor & Francis, 2012

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