ОПЫТ СОВМЕЩЁННОГО ВЫСОКОСКОРОСТНОГО ПАССАЖИРСКОГО И ГРУЗОВОГО ДВИЖЕНИЯ В СТРАНАХ ЕВРОПЕЙСКОГО СОЮЗ

Abstract

Objective: To determine combined traffic sections of high-speed passenger and freight trains in countries of the European Union, as well as the main reasons for organizing the combined traffic on these sections. Methods: The analysis and theoretical integration of data on combined traffic of high-speed passenger and freight trains in countries of the European Union were applied. Results: It was found that combination of types of trains on high-speed networks was not only possible but sometimes necessary. The sections of high-speed passenger and freight trains combined traffic on one rail track of European high-speed networks were detected (VSM). It was shown, that the main reasons for organization of combined traffic were passing of contour and high obstacles: such sections are often situated in crossing areas of rock mass, large water bodies and population centers; as well as investment justification in areas where passenger transport demand is inadequate or freight revenue is high enough to compensate expenditures on combined traffic organization. Practical importance: The experience of combined traffic organization at European high-speed networks might be applied at domestic VSM.