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Analytical method for shunting movements time standardization in station throats

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Created on 26 June 2026

Last Updated on 26 June 2026

Published on 30 November -0001

Written by D. Kozachenko, Z. Tursymbekova, E. Manafov, T. Bolvanovska, V. Rudyi

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D. Kozachenko, orcid.org/0000-0003-2611-1350, Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Z. Tursymbekova*, orcid.org/0000-0001-6483-5451, International University of Transportation and Humanities, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

E. Manafov, orcid.org/0000-0001-5697-577X, National Aviation Academy, Azerbaijan, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

T. Bolvanovska, orcid.org/0000-0001-6462-8524, Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

V. Rudyi, orcid.org/0009-0001-0155-2670, Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Dnipro, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Naukovyi Visnyk Natsionalnoho Hirnychoho Universytetu. 2026, (3): 166 - 174

https://doi.org/10.33271/nvngu/2026-3/166

Abstract:

Purpose. Development and substantiation of a simplified analytical method for determining the duration of shunting movements, based on the use of averaged design parameters of station throats and characteristics of shunting consists.

Methodology. The study employs the methods of railway operation theory, kinematic modelling, integral calculus, mathematical statistics, and simulation modelling.

Findings. The research presented in the paper is aimed at confirming the hypothesis that the average time norm for shunting movements in a station throat is close in value to the time norm for movement over an average distance. Validation of the proposed method by comparing its established norms with the results of simulation modelling showed that the relative calculation error does not exceed 5 %. This confirms the scientific validity of the hypothesis and the suitability of the developed approach for practical use in railway operations.

Originality. The study improves the method for standardising time consumption for shunting movements in station throats. As a result of the research, it is proven that the time norms for shunting movements established based on average distances and the average number of wagons in a shunting consist do not differ significantly from the average time norms for these operations. Unlike existing statistical methods, the proposed method allows for determining norms based on simpler analytical models and is built on a common methodological basis with the norms for wagon transfer.

Practical value. The proposed method allows for a detailed consideration of the local operational features of individual stations and industrial sidings. The method can be used in the design of railway stations and the development of their technological processes. Furthermore, the results presented serve as a basis for research into improving standardisation methods for comprehensive shunting operations.

Keywords: railways, railway stations, shunting operations, station throats, time standards

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