Current Problems in Extraordinariness Situations with the Impact on the Management of Rail Transport Under the Conditions of Slovak Railways

¹ Department of Railway Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
² Železnice Slovenskej republiky, The Regional Directorate Žilina, The Railway Station Dolný Hričov, Slovakia
³ Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Faculty of Technology, Department of Informatics and Natural Sciences, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 České Budějovice Czech republic

^* Corresponding author: juraj.camaj@fpedas.uniza.sk

Abstract

Rail transport is a dynamic and progressive process. It is important that the requirements of individual carriers be meet as efficiently as possible in accordance with the current train schedule. In the case of extraordinariness situations (delay, reconstructions activities, different routing of a train, etc.), which affect the fulfilment of train schedule, are applying so called “operational traffic management according to the applicable internal regulations”. In the event of the occurrence of these extraordinary situations, it is necessary to compile a written injunction in order to inform the train drivers about these extraordinary circumstances. The introduction of an electronic injunction system causes the opposite effect in selected situations, such as rapid, accurate, and effective delivering this paper injunction. The article focuses on the current problem of introducing a new information system for the compilation and creation of written injunctions in relation to selected types of injunctions and situations in the railway transport.