We love and understand railways
We specialise in the analysis, optimisation and simulation of all types of railway terminals, including marshalling yards, passenger stations, container terminals, depots, and maintenance facilities, using the Villon simulation tool.
Whether you are designing a new railway terminal, modernising an existing one, adapting to changing conditions such as growing passenger demand or new timetables, or looking to streamline operations and reduce costs, our consultancy can provide practical solutions and recommendations. Our consultancy services also cover regional railway lines and public transport systems, including buses and trams.
Let us help you with
- Verification and evaluation of infrastructure changes
- Assessment of marshalling yard capacity and throughput
- Assessment of passenger transport capacity
- Investigation of regional rail networks
- Rationalisation of technological processes in terminals
- Identification of bottlenecks and their elimination
- Determining the optimal number of vehicles required for a public transport route
- Timetable verification in urban transport
- Reviewing the benefits of modernising technical equipment
- Adjustment of operations to the new timetable
- Planning operations during maintenance or reconstruction phases
- Determining the optimal number of locomotives and personnel
- Reviewing of staff shift schedules
- and many other issues ....
Examples of our services for railways
Brno Main Station Junction
Brno, the historical centre of the Moravia region, is located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. The Brno railway junction originated as a small terminal serving routes from Břeclav and Vienna. As additional railway lines were connected over time, the infrastructure gradually expanded in response to growing operational requirements. Today, Brno is one of the most important railway junctions in the Czech Republic.
Lausanne Triage
Lausanne Triage, owned and operated by SBB Infrastruktur, is one of the most important terminals in Switzerland - 20% of inland wagon-load transport volume is sorted and classified here. The marshalling (classification) yard is located in the Lémanique region. After May 2006, the importance of this yard increased due to the concentration of train-formation processes in Swiss inland transport.
Prague Masaryk Station
Prague Masaryk Station is located near Prague Main Station and the Florenc bus terminal, between the New Town and Karlín districts. The ongoing development of Karlín and neighbouring Žižkov has prompted discussions about the future use of underutilised areas within the station and the overall modernisation of the site, with the aim of creating a modern and attractive urban district.
Ulm BetriebsCenter
The Stuttgart 21 project and the construction of the Stuttgart-Munich high-speed railway line have a major impact on rolling stock maintenance operations in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The new maintenance concept requires a significant expansion of maintenance capacity in the Ulm region. One proposed solution was the construction of a new maintenance centre on part of the existing marshalling yard that was no longer required for railway operations.