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The group Regional mobility support (17X1RG) is intended for students in the field LOG/LA - Logistics and Transport Processes Control in bachelor's studies.

What can you expect?

Regarding the different transport modes, we focus on their specific applications, current trends and links between them. We follow the concept of Mobility-as-a-Service, we show the strengths of public transport and we look for both suitable and sustainable solutions to ensure transport for the "last mile".

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What are we doing

The interest of our group is based on three problem areas:

  • Mobility as an important part of the transport process
  • Design of the transport system and its key parameters
  • Solutions of operational situations in public transport network
  • Mobility through the entire transport process
    We will strive to reconcile a sustainable transport system with the personal needs of its users. On the one hand are the characteristics of the transport modes (speed, capacity, cost per capita) and on the other hand the interests of the users (transport cost, accessibility, travel time). By selecting the appropriate transport modes and their synergies, we can achieve an acceptable solution for both parties.
  • Transport system design and key parameters
    A well-designed transport system is both efficient and accessible. When designing it, the operational concept needs to be aligned with the tariff and a range of other operational and organisational measures. The project design emphasises their interdependence and assesses the impact on the passenger.
  • Handling operational situations
    Unfortunately, the integrated transport system is not able to avoid smaller or more extensive traffic restrictions. If we know them in advance, we usually create closure measures to eliminate their impact on traffic. In the event of an emergency, we deal with the situation by means of operational management. If there are scenarios or model procedures for these cases, their application in operational management is considerably easier. We will search for specific applications together during the semester.

All those three pillars provide a holistic view of the public transport chain. With knowledge of local specifics, a systemic approach and experience from neighbouring region operation or case studies, we are able to achieve a balanced and efficient solution. Whether you look in depth at just one of these pillars or take a more holistic view of the issue is up to you. Your output from the project will be a final thesis, but we are getting quite ahead of ourselves...

Our team

We are convinced that a well-coordinated and active team is the main pillar of the whole project. Together we participate in a number of professional excursions to regions and abroad. We regularly meet colleagues from other projects at meetings and informal gatherings. We are looking for new members to join us and actively participate in the project group with a focus on development of regional mobility. And who is a member of our project team so far?

Ing. Petr Fridrišek

Research Group Leader, Ph.D. Student CTU FTS K617

"Even the journey might be the destination!"

Petr comes from the Moravian-Silesian Region, He studied Transportation Systems and Technology at CTU in Prague, afterwards he continued to study Logistics and Transport Processes Control. He studied one semester under the ERASMUS+ programme at Hasselt University, Belgium where he was focused on the concept of Mobility-as-a-Service. Petr has completed an internship with several passenger carriers, and currently cooperates with KODIS, a regional public transport authority. He likes to focus on local topics from various regions of the Czech Republic.

17TEDL - Transport Technology and Logistics
17TZND - Technology of Railway Transport
fridrisek@fd.cvut.cz

Ing. Stanislav Metelka

Research Group Leader, Ph.D. Student CTU FTS K617

"You can't replace a tram bell with a horn or an MP3 sound."

Standa is a local patriot from Olomouc who has been interested in public transport since childhood. As part of the LOG programme, he first dealt with suburban buses in his hometown. With six months of foreign experience from the tram-train city of Karlsruhe he then moved this means of transport to central Moravia. Apart from the FTS, you could also find Standa at IDSK, where he worked on the concept of railway transport development in the Prague agglomeration. Currently, he is on an internship in Dresden dealing with the issue of emission-free vehicles in regional transport.

17TEDL - Transport Technology and Logistics
17TVD - Technology of Public Transport
metelsta@fd.cvut.cz

Adam

Student Member of the Group

"The position of the transport mode must be strengthened by making it more attractive, not by limiting other modes."

Adam has been interested in the organisation of public transport since his early childhood. He looked at line diagrams with enthusiasm as early as the beginning of his first year of primary school, and at the same time he drew his visions of possible development of railway networks and expansion of services. In his final works he focused on public transport - from an overview and interesting facts about public transport in the Czech Republic in primary school, to a proposal for the modification of public transport lines in Písek (his home town) in his final thesis, to an analysis of transport demand and supply in Písek in his bachelor thesis. During his internship he visited two ITS organizers - first ROPID, and then JIKORD, where he worked as a dispatcher.

vanekad1@fd.cvut.cz

Our partners / Career / Practice

In The group we try to enrich the theory with best practise from the Czech Republic and abroad. However, some experiences cannot be merely passed on. Thanks to cooperation with our partners and other transport companies you can travel abroad within the Erasmus+ programme or carry out a practical internship.

Hasselt University
Hochschule Karlsruhe Technik und Wirtschaft
Koordinátor ODIS s.r.o.
IDSK - Integrovaná doprava Středočeského kraje
Město Klášterec nad Ohří
Institut plánování regionální a dálkové dopravy, Drážďany

Final Theses related to the Project

For illustration purposes, below are the final theses written by our project leaders during their studies. The first student thesis is a bachelor thesis by Štefan Drozd on the development of alternative modes of transport in Klášterec nad Ohří. We would be happy to display your work here in time.

The use of cargo tram for the parcel delivery in Prague

Drozd, Štefan, Bc.; Diploma theses; 2023

The master's thesis deals with the use of the freight tram as a means of delivering parcels in Prague. The thesis is divided into five main chapters dealing with the analysis and design of parcel service stations in tram roundabouts in Prague. In the first part, the thesis analyses the existing parcel delivery processes of the Czech Post and other parcel delivery companies. The second part analyses the use of trams for city logistics in Europe. The next chapters classify the Prague tram network according to the method proposed by the author. Then, using this method, suitable locations are selected, and the technology of their service is proposed. The last part contains an evaluation of the proposed solution including an economic assessment.

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Alternative Means of Transport in Klášterec nad Ohří

Drozd, Štefan; Bachelor theses; 2021

The bachelor thesis deals with alternative means of transport in Klášterec nad Ohří. The thesis is divided into 4 main chapters, each of which addresses a different mode of transport, but they are interconnected, especially in the design part. The first chapter of the thesis deals with the description and definition of the researched area. The second chapter contains an analysis of public transport in Klášterec nad Ohří and a survey from which the other chapters draw. The third chapter deals with cycle transport and proposals for its development. The fourth chapter deals with the solution of the transport terminal Klášterec nad Ohří.

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New Operating Concept on the Track Ostrava - Valašské Meziříčí

Fridrišek, Petr; Diploma theses; 2019

The thesis is engaged in the analysis of the current travel relations in the given region, the technological proposal of two-layer regional transport system, the design of timetable for passenger trains, the concept of vehicle rostering and evaluation of operational indicators related to the proposal. The operational concept is processed on the designed future infrastructure based on the feasibility study for electrification and partial rail track development in the Beskydy foothills in the southern part of the Moravian-Silesian Region. The designed timetable for passenger trains and its attachments take into account the expected travel demand in the given area, while at the same time emphasizing the efficiency of the use of vehicles and the adequate capacity of the trains.

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A Potential Tram-Train System Introduction in the Olomouc Urban Agglomeration

Metelka, Stanislav; Diploma theses; 2019

This diploma thesis deals with a possible tram-train system introduction in the Olomouc Urban Agglomeration. In the first part, an analysis of the chosen foreign tram-train operational concepts including an identification of the solutions suitable for application in the Czech conditions is made. Using this solutions and the principles of the periodic timetable an operational concept of the traim-train lines is proposed and its infrastructure demands are identified. A comparison between the proposed tram-train concept and the more conventional solution consisting of a standard suburban rail rapid transit is conducted in the final part.

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