Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2016. № 6. Part 2. P. 101-106.
HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE OF MODERNIZING STATION ECONOMY OF RAILWAY TRANSPORT IN THE URAL REGION IN THE 1956-1980S
Konov Aleksei Aleksandrovich
Ural State University of Railway Transport
Abstract. The article analyzes the experience of modernizing the station economy of railway transport in the Ural region in the period of its intensive electrification and extending the railway system. The electrification of railways, building new railway sections increased the volume and intensity of cargo traffic in the Ural railway system consequently requiring to broaden the existed and to build new railway stations, to equip the stations with modern technique and powerful distribution units. The paper examines the basic trends of the Ural railway modernization, identifies and analyzes causes for the low rates of developing the railway station infrastructure. The author shows that the insufficient budgetary financing of the railway station infrastructure, the poor resource base of building organizations gradually reduced the carrying capacity of the Ural railways.
Key words and phrases: железнодорожная станция, сортировочная горка, электрификация, парк отправления поездов, радиосвязь, грузовые потоки, railway station, gravity hump, electrification, departure yard, radio communication, freight traffic
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