Intermodal terminals with gateway function: simulation of their engineering on a study case / Terminali intermodali con funzione gateway: simulazione progettuale su un caso studio

The study – which has been developed through a complex simulation - has allowed to propose - given a surface which is already compromised being occupied by a marshalling yard and is renewable with technical interest - the maximum productivity (i.e. handling operations of ITU's/year) which can be obtained in mentioned area. Effects could also be assessed on the throughput which can be obtained from a gateway terminal function only, or for the sole road-rail combined transport allocated to the terminal itself. The analysis has allowed to establish, in the specific case, that subject area - which is distinct for application requirements but shows generic features - could host a terminal consisting of three identical crane modules, each of them would include three operational tracks, two load-unload aisles for the road vehicles, two siding areas for the ITU's, a sliding surface, a cross parking for the road vehicles and four holding and shunting tracks.