Pedestrian Patterns at Railway Platforms during Boarding: Evidence from a Case Study in Switzerland
Joint Authors
Dell’Asin, Giulia
Hool, Johannes
Source
Journal of Advanced Transportation
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-11-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The boarding/alighting process at railway platforms is an important determinant of the railway system performance and depends on the characteristics of passengers, the layout of the platform, and the rolling stock.
This research aims to increase the understanding of the process, providing a methodological approach to model the passengers’ behaviour when boarding at railway platforms.
Adequate criteria were selected to define the so called “boarding cluster” and an easy mechanism was developed to select the boarding clusters.
Passenger flow data collected at Bern railway station in Switzerland was used to test the proposed approach.
The results show that (a) the clusters near the doors grow in the longitudinal direction with a rate of 6:1 between the length and width of clusters, and that (b) the growth curves rise quickly when clusters are still small, i.e., at the beginning of the boarding/alighting activity.
Further research is needed to extend the validation of the model, considering other variables, such as critical pedestrian densities which occur at specific hot spots near obstacles at platforms.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dell’Asin, Giulia& Hool, Johannes. 2018. Pedestrian Patterns at Railway Platforms during Boarding: Evidence from a Case Study in Switzerland. Journal of Advanced Transportation،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181234
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dell’Asin, Giulia& Hool, Johannes. Pedestrian Patterns at Railway Platforms during Boarding: Evidence from a Case Study in Switzerland. Journal of Advanced Transportation No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181234
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dell’Asin, Giulia& Hool, Johannes. Pedestrian Patterns at Railway Platforms during Boarding: Evidence from a Case Study in Switzerland. Journal of Advanced Transportation. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181234
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1181234