Efficiency of the Organization of the Maintenance Point at the Railway Station

Abstract

Background. The article is devoted to the description of the design modeling of the brake testing point with its further modernization into a maintenance point at a passenger station in the St. Petersburg transport hub.
 Materials and methods. Materials from open Internet sources, logistics theory, systems theory, systems approach, project modeling, economic justification, comparison “as is” and “as will be” were used.
 Results. Based on the results of the analysis of the average downtime of one train during maintenance at the service station, the economic effect was determined.
 Conclusion. Based on the results of the study, a solution was proposed for the organization of a maintenance point at the St. Petersburg – Finlandsky railway station with an appropriate feasibility study. With the application of the proposal, it is possible to improve the quality performance of the railway and optimize costs. It has been established by calculation that the presence of a technical service point at the St. Petersburg – Finlyandsky railway station will allow trains to move along a given route without the need for a secondary technical inspection at the St. Petersburg – Sortirovochny – Moskovsky station.