Scientific and methodological research and development

Preparation and improvement of methodological recommendations in terms of forecasting prospective cargo and passenger flows, substantiating the needs for the development of transportation resources, transport and related infrastructure, evaluating the commercial effectiveness of projects, etc.

The tasks are solved by JSC "ITED" as part of the work on the plans of scientific and technical development, while the development and updating of methodological recommendations and methods, regulatory documents, information databases are carried out.

Examples of completed projects:


Methodology of classification
and specialization of railway lines of JSC "Russian Railways" (approved by the Order of JSC "Russian Railways"
dated 23.12.2015 No. 3048r)

Methodology for determining the capacity and transport capacity of public railway transport infrastructure (approved by Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation No. 266 dated 18.07.2018; partial participation of JSC "ITED")

Methodology for assessing the socio-economic effects of construction (reconstruction) projects and operation of transport infrastructure facilities (approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1512 dated 26.11.2019; partial participation of JSC "ITED")

Methodology for calculating the maximum value of cargo turnover on the network of JSC "Russian Railways" (approved by the Order of JSC "Russian Railways" dated 18.12.2018 No. 2717/r)

Instructions for calculating the throughput and carrying capacity of railways of JSC "Russian Railways" (approved by the Order of JSC "Russian Railways"
dated 04.03.2022 No. 545r), developed by JSC "ITED"
in cooperation with JSC "VNIIZHT"
and JSC "NIIAS"

Comparative analysis of comprehensive plans for the development of rail
and road modes of transport for the long term
with an assessment of their synchronization and optimality of development in terms of required costs
and the resulting effects