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Master's Degree in Railway Infrastructure Design, Construction, and Maintenance. Specialization in High-Speed Railway Infrastructure
English
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PRESENTATION
This program provides a comprehensive overview of the railway system as a whole. In fact, it covers the entire life cycle of the railway system, from the initial project phases through the construction process to subsequent maintenance. It also clearly reflects technological advancements in the railway sector, current regulations, and modern methods of railway maintenance. Due to its comprehensive nature, this program covers the various railway subsystems—such as infrastructure, superstructure, power, signaling, and telecommunications—from both construction and maintenance perspectives, with each subsystem having its own material resources, construction procedures, and specific maintenance requirements. Furthermore, the master’s program offers the opportunity to focus and specialize in two particularly attractive fields with high growth potential: high-speed and urban rail systems.
Objectives
The general objective of this program is to develop students" skills in various technical and management-related disciplines necessary for the design, construction, and maintenance of railway systems and structures.
The specific objectives of this program are:
- To learn about aspects related to the management of railway line construction, as well as those related to the modernization of existing lines in terms of legal constraints, infrastructure financing, environmental management, supplier relations, etc.
- To learn the main specific parameters necessary for designing and drafting railway infrastructure projects, whether for conventional, high-speed, metro, or tram lines.
- Address technical aspects related to civil engineering works involved in the construction of railway infrastructure, such as viaducts, tunnels, earthworks, grading, etc.
- Learn the current specifications necessary for the design and construction of railway systems in relation to track superstructures, electrification, substations, signaling, communications, etc.
- Gain extensive knowledge of cross-cutting aspects of railway maintenance management, such as quality, the environment, safety, and railway maintenance models developed by various European countries.
- Study the various track maintenance techniques for infrastructure and superstructure, weld inspection and maintenance, regulations governing expansion joints, etc.
- Learn maintenance techniques applied to electrification installations, such as catenaries, substations, and grounding systems.
- Analyze and apply knowledge of railway signaling system maintenance: CTCs, interlocks, block systems, automated railroad crossings, etc.
- Learn maintenance techniques applied to railway network telecommunications and information systems.
- For each of the specializations (High-Speed or Urban Railways), the objective is for students to learn the specific details regarding the design, construction, and maintenance of railway infrastructure in these two fields."
Methodology
At Educa PHAROS, we use a highly practical methodology focused on the direct application of knowledge in the student’s professional environment, combining theoretical content with real-world cases, digital tools, and support from a team of specialized instructors.
Program
- Railway Projects
- Quality Management in Railway Projects
- Environmental Management in Railway Projects
- Health and Safety Management in Railway Projects
- Intermodality
- Geological and Geotechnical Phases
- Platform Structure
- Platform protective layers. Settlement layers
- Cuts and embankments
- Engineering Structures
- The tunnel project
- Tunnel Excavation
- Traditional excavation methods
- Drilling and Blasting
- Mechanized excavation methods: headers and TBMs
- Viaduct Project
- Regulations and Loads
- Typologies
- Viaduct Construction
- Viaduct Reception
- Layout components
- Cant
- Transition Curves
- Layout of transition curves
- Other transition curves
- Ballast. Introduction
- Sleepers
- Fastening System
- Rail and Welding
- Switches, crossings, and railway installations
- Initial track assembly operations
- Track Assembly Operations (I)
- Track Assembly Operations (II)
- Track device assembly operations
- Track Assembly Methods
- Infrastructure and coordination efforts related to rail operations
- Commissioning of New Infrastructure
- Passenger terminals
- Freight terminals
- Civil Protection
- Railway Electric Traction
- Railway Electrification Systems
- Electric traction power supply systems
- Components of the railway power supply system using an overhead contact line
- Reference Regulations and Energy TSIs
- Geometric Characteristics of the Overhead Contact Line
- Mechanical Characteristics of the Overhead Contact Line
- Electrical Characteristics of the Overhead Contact Line
- Dynamic Characteristics of the Overhead Contact Line
- Constraints in the Design of Overhead Contact Lines
- Concepts and Types of Substations
- Design of a Substation
- Elements of a Traction Substation
- Protective equipment for direct current outputs
- Remote Energy Monitoring
- Design Parameters for High-Speed Lines
- Design Parameters for Metro Lines
- Design Parameters for Tram Lines
- Energy Efficiency of the Railroad
- Tram-train and tram
- General Considerations
- Block Assembly Diagram
- Train Position Detection Systems
- Signaling systems associated with turnouts and light signaling systems
- Level Crossing Protection
- General Considerations
- ASFA
- The LZB system
- ERTMS
- The CBTC signaling system on metropolitan railways
- Means of transmission via metallic cables
- Means of transmission via fiber optics and radio links
- Transportation network
- PDH access network
- Voice network and data network
- Management networks and supervision systems
- Voice and Data Services
- Mobile Services (I). Train-Ground System
- Mobile Services (II). GSM-R System
- Telecommunications rooms in buildings
- Fundamental Principles of Maintenance
- Types of Maintenance
- Coordination of Maintenance, Operations, and Incident Management
- Work on the track. Personnel involved, work schedule, and risks
- Traffic Safety Management Systems
- Slope Stability and Evaluation Criteria
- Slope protection elements: metal nets, geotextiles, gabions, and shotcrete
- Retaining Walls and Earth Pressure: Rankine's Theory
- Earth Pressure: Coulomb's Theory and the Stability of Retaining Walls
- Stability of Embankments. Remedial Measures
- Infrastructure and Superstructure
- Drain Maintenance
- Tunnel Maintenance
- Unique Buildings and Drones
- Diagnostic and rehabilitation systems
- Repair and Inspection Procedures
- Metal bridges
- Reinforcement of piers and abutments. Measures to prevent oxidation
- Concrete Structures
- Classification of Damage. Major Bridge Inspections
- Historical Evolution of Maintenance
- Track Maintenance Scheduling
- Operations related to track maintenance
- Typology of Partially Mechanized Track Maintenance Work
- Types of Fully Mechanized Track Maintenance Work
- Introduction to the Maintenance of Track Components
- The ballast, the ties, the fastening systems, and the rail
- Maintenance of track components (turnouts and crossings)
- Slab track
- Latest Trends in Superstructure Maintenance
- Flash-butt electric welding for rails
- Aluminothermic rail welding
- Inspections of Aluminothermic Welds
- Ultrasonic Detection of Rails and Welding Effects
- Types of Fully Mechanized Track Maintenance Work
- Concept of Track Quality and Quantification of Track Quality
- Geometric and Dynamic Track Auscultation
- Analysis of Geometric Auscultation Results: Safety and Comfort
- Analysis of geometric auscultation results: rolling surface condition—wave wear
- Analysis of the geometric inspection results: rolling surface condition—vertical, lateral, and total wear; definition of average track gauge
- Maintenance of the overhead contact line
- Types of Overhead Contact Line Maintenance
- Maintenance Planning for Overhead Contact Lines
- Objectives, maintenance indicators, and advanced maintenance of the overhead contact line
- Geometrical and Dynamic Catenary Monitoring
- Support blocks and posts
- Support corbel assembly
- Compensation System
- Overhead switches
- Overlapping
- Introduction to Traction Substation Maintenance
- Checks
- Measurement systems and equipment
- Voltages
- Alternating Current Substations
- Catenary protection systems
- Grounding
- Installation of a Grounding System
- Most Common Malfunctions
- Assembly and Installation of Cables
- Introduction to Railway Signaling. TSI on CCS
- Lockout Devices: The Origins of Electrical Interlocks
- Electronic interlockings
- Systems to be controlled by the interlockings
- Signaling Block Systems
- Introduction to Train Detection Systems. SIL
- Track circuits separated by insulating rail joints
- Train Detection Using Axle Counters
- Half-barrier protection systems
- Maintenance and Troubleshooting at Railroad Crossings
- Introduction to ATP Systems. EBICAB900 System
- The LZB System. Maintenance
- ERTMS system. Maintenance
- General Description of the Safety Remote Control
- Remote Control Subsystems
- Communications and Fiber-Optic Cable Maintenance
- Transportation Networks. Maintenance of Transmission Networks and DWDM Networks
- Maintenance of radio communications networks: Train-to-Ground and GSM-R
- Maintenance of Networks and Data and Voice Services
- Information and Control Systems
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