Optimizing the operation of stations of departure and destination of goods

Abstract

For the last decade, the volume of freight has reduced by 35% with an average annual freight transportation decrease of 4.5%. In the midst of such indicators, there is the infrastructure overload on certain directions, especially wagon traffic to the ports and Western borders of Ukraine. This leads to delays in freight delivery. The main difficulties arising during freight transportation organization are caused by the shortage of technically fully operational wagons as well as tractive rolling stock in due time. This leads to the “first mile” effect. The analysis of the elements of wagon operation has shown that the majority of time is spent when the rolling stock is at the unloading station. The experimental studies have proven that in almost 70% of cases there is an excess of the normative time of stay at the destination station, that is, there is the “last mile” effect.