High-speed rail in Poland: advances and perspectives

550 Pages·2018·24.14 MB·English

by  Zurkowski

High-Speed Rail in Poland

High-Speed Rail in Poland
Advances and Perspectives
Editor
Andrzej Zurkowski
Railway Research Institute (Instytut Kolejnictwa), Warsaw, Poland
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Zurkowski, Andrzej, editor.
Title: High-speed rail in Poland : advances and perspectives / editor,
Andrzej Zurkowski, Railway Research Institute (Instytut Kolejnictwa),
Warsaw, Poland.
Description: Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boca Raton : CRC Press/Balkema, [2018] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifi ers: LCCN 2018015843 (print) | LCCN 2018025140 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781351003308 (ebook) | ISBN 9781138544697 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Railroads—Poland. | High speed trains—Poland. | High speed ground
transportation—Poland.
Classifi cation: LCC HE3060.5 (ebook) | LCC HE3060.5 .H54 2018 (print) | DDC 385.09438—dc23
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Contents
List of authors xv
Foreword xxv
1 Development of high-speed rail concept in Poland 1
1.1 Introduction 1
1.1.1 First concepts of high-speed rail construction in Poland 1
1.1.2 The concept of the Warsaw – Łódź – Poznan/Wroclaw line 4
1.2 Preliminary feasibility study for the high-speed line Warsaw –
Łódź – Poznan/Wroclaw construction 6
1.3 Feasibility study results for the construction of Warsaw – Łódź –
Poznan/Wroclaw line 9
1.4 Adapting Central Trunk Line to high-speed line parameters 13
1.5 A high-speed system based on a Warsaw – Łódź – Poznan/Wroclaw
line and a Central Trunk Line 16
1.6 Directional high-speed rail development program in Poland 19
1.7 International high-speed connection in a TEN-T network 24
1.8 Possibilities of using high-speed lines for regional and
agglomeration transport 27
1.8.1 Warszawa 27
1.8.2 Łódź 27
1.8.3 Poznan 27
1.8.4 Wroclaw 28
1.8.5 Katowice and Krakow 29
1.9 Summary 32
2 Development of the high-speed rail infrastructure –
Polish experience 35
2.1 Introduction 35
2.2 Upgraded high-speed lines – international experience 36
2.3 Upgraded high-speed line – the Polish case 40
2.4 Scheduled operation of high-speed trains in Poland – the fi rst year
of experience 48
2.5 Conclusions 49
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3 The view on socioeconomic aspects of high-speed
system 53
3.1 Introduction 53
3.2 Beginning of high-speed rail 53
3.2.1 Japan 54
3.2.2 France 55
3.2.3 Germany 56
3.2.4 Italy 56
3.2.5 Spain 56
3.3 High-speed rail as a means of local development 58
3.4 Socioeconomic features 62
3.4.1 Agglomerations 62
3.4.2 NUTS2 and NUTS3 – characteristics 68
3.4.2.1 Voivodeships (NUTS2) and Subregions (NUTS3) 69
3.4.2.1.1 Mazowieckie Voivodeship 69
3.4.2.1.2 Łódzkie Voivodeship 70
3.4.2.1.3 Dolnośląskie Voivodeship 71
3.4.2.1.4 Wielkopolskie Voivodeship 72
3.4.2.1.5 Małopolskie Voivodeship 73
3.4.2.1.6 Śląskie Voivodeship 74
3.4.3 Development trends in the areas of HSR impact 77
3.4.3.1 Mazowieckie Voivodeship 78
3.4.3.2 Łódzkie Voivodeship 78
3.4.3.3 Dolnośląskie Voivodeship 78
3.4.3.4 Wielkopolskie Voivodeship 78
3.4.3.5 Małopolskie Voivodeship 79
3.4.3.6 Śląskie Voivodeship 79
3.4.4 Demand for service 80
3.5 Effects for regions and the country 81
3.6 Summary 84
4 Operational effectiveness of high-speed rails 89
4.1 Introduction 89
4.2 Operating costs in the functioning of train speed 90
4.2.1 Methodological guidelines of estimating operating costs 90
4.2.2 Costs of train purchase 92
4.2.3 Costs arising from train possession 93
4.2.4 Rolling stock maintenance and cleaning costs 94
4.2.5 Energy costs 96
4.2.6 Train operation personnel costs 99
4.2.7 Infrastructure use charges 101
4.3 Cost-effectiveness of high-speed rails 102
Contents vii
4.4 Direct benefi ts on the passenger transport implementation
with high-speed trains 107
4.5 Financial effectiveness of high-speed rails 110
4.6 Social and economic benefi ts of high-speed rails 111
4.7 Summary 113
5 HSR in Poland: Demand, spatial accessibility, and
local spatial planning conditions 117
5.1 Introduction 117
5.2 Demand and gravitation 118
5.3 Spatial accessibility 122
5.4 Spatial planning at municipality (gmina) level 124
5.5 Conclusions 129
6 Adaptation of the Łódź Agglomeration Railway node
to a new role in the high-speed rail system 131
6.1 Introduction 131
6.2 Location of Łódź within the transport network of Poland
and Europe 132
6.3 Historical conditions of barriers for the development of Łódź
Agglomeration Railway node 134
6.4 The process of planning and routing of the high-speed line
running through Łódź 137
6.5 Description of the modern concept of restructuring of the Łódź
Agglomeration Railway node 141
6.6 Implementation of the Łódź Fabryczna station as a central
multimodal hub of the Łódź Agglomeration Railway node 143
6.7 Role of the Łódź Agglomeration Railway as a modern
distribution system for travelers in the region 152
6.8 Targeted effects of modernization of the Łódź railway node
and its surroundings 156
6.9 Summary 157
7 European and Polish requirements for a high-speed
rail system 161
7.1 European technical requirements for HS 164
7.2 Polish technical requirements for HS 167
7.3 European rules for HS product certifi cation 168
7.4 Polish rules for HS product certifi cation 169
7.5 European rules for HS rail system operation 170
7.6 Polish rules for HS operation 171
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8 High-speed rail passenger services in Poland 175
8.1 Introduction 175
8.2 Passenger transport in Poland and in Europe 176
8.3 Railway passenger services – some basic issues 179
8.3.1 Polish systematics of railway passenger services 179
8.3.2 Classifi cation of passenger fl ows 180
8.3.3 Evolution and types of railway timetables 182
8.3.4 Speed of passenger trains 183
8.4 Choice of maximum train speed 185
8.4.1 General issues 185
8.4.2 Service criteria 185
8.4.3 Infrastructural criteria 187
8.4.4 Social criteria 189
8.4.5 Economic speed balance 189
8.4.6 Speed choice 190
8.5 Elements of HSR services organization 191
8.5.1 Modern transport strategies 191
8.5.2 Transport offer planning 192
8.5.3 Passenger traffi c forecasts 193
8.5.4 Construction of connection network 194
8.5.5 Planning of rolling stock work and of train crews 197
8.6 Summary 200
9 Introduction of high-speed rolling stock into
operation on the Polish railway network 203
9.1 Introduction 203
9.2 High-speed rolling stock 204
9.3 High-speed rolling stock in Poland 206
9.3.1 EU44 series locomotive 207
9.3.2 Electric multiple unit ED250 209
9.4 Vehicle dynamics tests 211
9.4.1 Experiment planning 211
9.4.2 Organization of the test runs 219
9.4.3 Test runs 221
9.5 Operation of trains with the maximum speed of 200 km/h 225
9.5.1 Speed characteristics 225
9.5.2 Speed utilization ratio 226
9.6 Conclusion 227
10 High-speed rail power supply systems 229
10.1 Power supply systems for electrifi ed railway lines 229
10.1.1 Contact line supply for rail vehicles 229
10.1.2 DC power supply system 235
Contents ix
10.1.3 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz AC power supply system 236
10.1.4 50/60 Hz AC power supply system 238
10.2 Requirements concerning HSR railway power supply systems 242
10.2.1 Requirements specifi ed by Technical Specifi cations of
Interoperability (TSI) 242
10.2.2 Standards applicable in Poland regarding 3 kV DC high-speed
rail power supply systems 248
10.2.2.1 Operating currents and short-circuit currents 249
10.2.2.2 Contact system voltage 249
10.2.2.3 Stray currents 249
10.2.2.4 AC supply of traction substations 249
10.2.2.5 Location of a contact system substation and
sectioning cabin 249
10.2.2.6 Feeder lines 250
10.2.2.7 110 kV HV switchgear 250
10.2.2.8 MV AC switchgear 250
10.2.2.9 Rectifi er units 250
10.2.2.10 3 kV DC switchgear 251
10.2.2.11 3 kV feeder lines 251
10.3 Increasing speed in Poland on railway lines with 3 kV DC
power supply 251
10.4 Preparations for implementing a new 25 kV 50 Hz power supply
system in Polish railways 259
10.4.1 HSR line feasibility study 263
10.4.2 Plans for integrating an HSR line with the existing
railway junctions 264
10.4.3 Projects for applying 25 kV supply voltage on the
line E65 South line 264
10.5 Issues related to integration of a 25 kV AC supply voltage
railway line with the existing 3 kV DC infrastructure 268
10.6 Conclusions 272
11 Overhead contact line systems for high-speed rails 279
11.1 Introduction 279
11.2 Overhead contact line designs used in Poland 280
11.2.1 Overhead contact line of type 2C120–2C and 2C120–2C-3 280
11.2.2 Overhead contact line of type YC120–2CS150
and 2YC150–2CS150 283
11.2.3 Overhead contact line of type YwsC120–2C-M 284
11.3 Tests of high-speed overhead contact lines in Poland 285
11.3.1 2C120–2C-3 tests 285
11.3.2 YC120–2CS150 and YC150–2CS150 tests 288
11.3.3 YwsC120–2C-M tests 292