Open AccessDesign principles for level crossings in the light of the amendment to the national regulations
Author(s) -
Maciej Rochel,
Paulina Szabłowska
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
autobusy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-7725
pISSN - 1509-5878
DOI - 10.24136/atest.2019.094
Subject(s) - visibility , intersection (aeronautics) , track (disk drive) , transport engineering , point (geometry) , line (geometry) , engineering , geography , mechanical engineering , mathematics , meteorology , geometry
In the paper the impact of the amendment to national regulations - “Rozporządzenie w sprawie warunków technicznych, jakim powinny odpowiadać skrzyżowania linii kolejowych oraz bocznic kolejowych z drogami I ich usytuowanie” is discussed from the point of view of design process. The revision came into force on 16th October 2018, introducing many changes to the design of level crossings. In the article the authors discuss the changes with regards to the visibility conditions, the intersection angle, the longitudinal profile of the road and the railway line. In addition, the issue of the road and railway track routing in the horizontal plane is discussed.