Calculations of the carrying capacity and energy consumption on the Turin-Modane railway connection: application of models and simulation / Calcolo della potenzialità e dei consumi energetici del collegamento ferroviario Torino-Modane applicazione di modelli e simulazione

This paper recalls the main theoretical methods for the calculation of the railway carrying capacity and applies them to the Turin -Modane connection, along the Turin-Lyon line. The same is then calculated - through a trustworthy reconstruction of the line - by means of the Open Track simulation software and assuming various traffic scenarios. Finally, the attention is also focused on the comparison of energy consumption between the two different tracks, namely the historical line and the hypothetical new one.