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Sustainable Railway Construction, Operation and Transportation, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 548

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Jozef Gasparik

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Department of Railway Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Interests: transportation; railway capacity; intermodal transport; transport logistics; railway
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Prof. Dr. Libor Ižvolt

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Department of Railway Engineering and Track Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Žilina, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Interests: design, construction, reconstruction and modernisation of railway infrastructure and urban rail systems from a sustainability perspective (the focus of the research is mainly oriented to the area of the substructure of rail transport)
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The railway sector has long been recognised as a cornerstone of sustainable transportation systems, offering a low-carbon and efficient alternative to road and air transport. This Special Issue, Sustainable Railway Construction, Operation and Transportation, 2nd Edition, focuses on advancing environmentally friendly practices across three critical domains: railway construction, railway operations, and the development of green railway systems.

We invite research and case studies on sustainable construction methods, including eco-friendly materials, energy-efficient processes, and innovative designs to minimize environmental impact. This Special Issue also highlights advancements in railway operations, such as energy optimization, renewable energy integration, and smart technologies for improving efficiency and reducing carbon footprints.

Key themes include mitigating noise and air pollution, enhancing biodiversity along railway corridors, and applying circular economy principles in maintenance. Contributions exploring the roles of digitalization, artificial intelligence, and policy frameworks in advancing sustainable rail transport are particularly welcome.

In summary, this Special Issue will act as a valuable supplement to the existing literature by filling critical gaps, promoting innovation, and catalyzing progress toward a more sustainable and resilient railway sector.

Prof. Dr. Jozef Gasparik
Prof. Dr. Libor Ižvolt
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • sustainable transport
  • railway construction
  • railway operation and capacity
  • railway transportation
  • innovation and ecology in railway transport

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Assessment of the Railway Line Capacity on the Railway Network Using a New Innovative Method
by Vladimír Ľupták, Milan Dedík, Peter Morihladko, Peter Šulko and Lumír Pečený
Sustainability 2025, 17(10), 4476; https://doi.org/10.3390/su17104476 - 14 May 2025
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Nowadays, it is essential to contribute to sustainable transport to the maximum extent possible. Therefore, a significant emphasis is placed on environmentally friendly modes of transport, especially railway transport. For this reason, it is very important to ensure sufficient capacity of the railway [...] Read more.
Nowadays, it is essential to contribute to sustainable transport to the maximum extent possible. Therefore, a significant emphasis is placed on environmentally friendly modes of transport, especially railway transport. For this reason, it is very important to ensure sufficient capacity of the railway infrastructure and high-quality railway transport operations. Railway transport control, operation, and management bring several specifications and unique features. One of the most important things is to correctly determine the capacity and throughput of the railway infrastructure because it must be clear how many trains can be operated on a concrete railway line for a certain time. Therefore, the issue of railway infrastructure capacity is a relatively broad and complex topic. Currently, there are several methods and ways to determine it. However, for scientific progress and research in this field, it is necessary to look for new scientific and professional solutions to the mentioned issue with effective implementation into practice. The mentioned contribution deals with new modern progressive methods of determining the capacity of the railway line using simulations and software applications. The main objective is to establish a methodology, specifically a heuristic procedure, in which specific partial steps of a new method of determining the capacity of railway infrastructure are defined. Subsequently, this new way of determining it is directly applied and explained on the specific railway line Bratislava–Komárno, which is located in southwestern Slovakia. The first part of the paper contains a theoretical framework and a brief explanation of the issue, including current used methods, as well as current scientific and professional manuscripts and papers that deal with this topic. Subsequently, the mentioned railway line is described, including the current operational problems arising on it due to insufficient current capacity. As part of the results, the proposal part is presented, including a universal heuristic procedure, which includes partial steps of the new methodology with application to the mentioned railway line. The discussions present its theoretical and practical benefits and topics for the further development of this issue. However, the most significant benefit will be the more effective identification of bottlenecks in railway operations, which will improve its smoothness and will have a significant impact on sustainable development and its aspects in the field of transport. Full article
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