Bakirey A. S., Kharitoshkin N. V.

Development of sustainable transport systems capable of ensuring required transit volumes without damage to people’s health or  to the environment can contribute to reducing energy consumption and to improving environmental situation in Russia. The paper describes the new project of the Global Environment Facility, aimed at reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles in Russian cities, of which creation of sustainable transport systems forms a part.


Keywords: greenhouse gas, motor transport

Contacts: info@mintrans.ru

Savchuk V. B., Ruzavin L. N.

Authors investigate the issues in funding for the operation of suburban passenger transit companies in the Russian Federation, and look at forms of state support for passenger transportation on suburban lines in 2011-2014.


Keywords: suburban trains, commuter rail, state support.

Contacts: ipem@ipem.ru

Panychev A. Yu.

The author argues that in order to efficiently solve the problems of Russia’s transport education, an innovative model has to be developed, taking into consideration transport industry’s needs and tasks, as opposed to trying to find ways to stay afloat.


Keywords: education, transport industry.

Contacts: rector@pgups.edu

Shmygol I. V.

The paper looks at issues of creating and developing transfer hubs on the basis of railway terminals (stations) and underground railway stations with landscaping of surrounding territories and organising facilities for providing social and cultural services to the population, and provides examples of introducing basic principles for forming transit hubs in designs by RV-Project LLC.


Keywords: transfer hubs, transport services, junction transfer hub, main transfer hub, park and ride facilities

Contacts: rv-proekt@mail.ru

Kozin Ye. G., Ledyayev A. P.

The paper proposes a complex approach deployed by operational services in planning and executing works to ensure reliable and safe upkeep of St Petersburg metro’s engineering structures.


Keywords: underground railway, connecting lines, operation.

Contacts: nz1@metro.spb.ru, dou@pgups.edu

Benin A. V., Dudkin Ye. P., Paraskevopulo Yu. G., Sultanov N. N.

The paper presents results of laboratory testing of tram track design, using Ri60 rail, PREFArails filler blocks and monolithic roadbed constructed from B35-class fibre concrete, for dynamic stress. Tests indicated that working efficiency of this design corresponds to specified requirements.


Keywords: tram track design, filler blocks, fibre concrete, bearing capacity.

Contacts: kpgt@pgups.edu

Kuklev Ye. A., Mikhalchevsky Yu. Yu, Smurov M. Yu.

The paper looks at processes of changes between discrete states of transport systems which occur due to non-compliance with standard requirements for operation and maintenance and which cause safety hazards in operation of urban transport systems, in particular underground railways, with possibly catastrophic consequences. Risk calculation models for ultra-reliable systems were used.


Keywords: safety, urban transport, risk calculation models.

Contacts: ekuklev@mail.ru

Junghans M., Kozempel K., Saul H.

The paper presents the experience of deploying new, analytical methods for evaluation of traffic safety at crossroads, such as risk assessment using quantative methods for measuring and preventing dangerous situations which precede traffic accidents, and points out steps required for ensuring objective evaulation of traffic safety.


Keywords: traffic safety, risk assessment, traffic accident.

Contacts: obdd@mail.ru

Timofeyev A. Yu., Sudovikov D. A.

The paper presents results of a study of Russia’s market for automated control systems for bus stations, and comparative analysis of available options by functionality, by installation costs, and by economic benefits.

Keywords: automated control systems, bus stations.

Contacts: d.sudovikov@unistation.ru

Morozov A. S., Taubkin G. V., Chernikov A. A.

The paper proposes methods and examples for calculating key indicators of quality of transport services provided to urban populations, as well as methods for increasing quality by using internal reserves of transport management.

Keywords: transportation services, quality.

Contacts: asmorozov@gmail.com

Kurgansky S. G., Rozhin P. S.

The paper demonstrates efficiency of organising prioritised passage of ground-based urban passenger transport through street and road network to improve the quality of transport services provided to population and to solve traffic jam problems in the cities. The technology was piloted in the city of Kazan.

Keywords: prioritised passage, urban public transport, signal-controlled junction.

Contacts: kurganskiy@nii-pt.ru, p_rozhin@nii-pt.ru

Finogenov A. V., Gorokhov D. Ye.

The paper looks at problems in transport support for St Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport, analyses their primary causes, and proposes possible solutions.

Keywords: Pulkovo, airport, transport, economy, underground railway, aeroexpress train, bus, passenger traffic, mono-alignment, poly-alignment, carsharing, bike rental.

Contacts: finogenov@urbanica.spb.ru, daniel.gorohov@gmail.com

Zakharov V. V., Krylatov A. Yu.

Various systems of traffic monitoring are now being extensively introduced across Russia. Data from such systems, in principle, can be used to build mobility plans for travel between street and road network hubs which can be used in simulation analysis of transport flows to improve efficiency of transport systems’ infrastructural reform.

Keywords: simulation analysis of transport flows, mobility plans, transport system, equilibrium distribution of transport flows, traffic video recorder systems.

Contacts: mcvictor@mail.ru, partizan-sasha@yandex.ru

Levadnaya N. V., Chernyayeva V. A.

The paper shows advantages of measures for reducing intensity of noise emanating from electrical rail transport, such as using modern designs for tram rails with monolithic reinforced-concrete and fibre-concrete roadbed, and technologies of lubrication of rail switches and narrow curves.


Keywords: urban noise, tram, lubrication of rail switches.

Contacts: rabota.pgups@yandex.ru