Modeling of time availability of intermodal terminals

Abstract

The optimal localization of intermodal terminal is very important issue from the viewpoint its future use. The location of the assessed, actual public intermodal terminal is considered based on this main criterion. On the other hand, when approving the construction of a public terminal in Žilina, supported with European Union funds, it was assumed that the motorway network would be completed in its vicinity. The paper presents the results of research which aim was to examine the impact of unfinished superior transport infrastructure of two intermodal terminals in the Žilina self-governing region, considering the time of their availability. The transport modeling tools were used in the research on the transport network of the Žilina region within the developed multimodal transport model. The paper presents research published for 2018 and for the prospective of 2048, when all the superior infrastructure should have been built.