The main objective of this course is to transfer the infrastructure legal regulations and operational management forms of national and international railway transportation to students. It is aimed that students gain the ability to design cost advantageous and environmentally friendly logistics processes by integrating railway freight transportation with other transportation modes.

This course begins with the historical development and basic technical infrastructure of railway systems. Operational stages such as towing and towed vehicle types terminal management and TCDD regulations are examined in detail. In the following weeks international railway conventions COTIF RID dangerous goods transportation freight pricing and block train organizations are discussed. In the final parts of the course the place of railways in intermodal logistics networks global projects like the Silk Road and the Middle Corridor and sustainable green transportation vision are debated presenting sectoral applications.