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This paper proposes a new division method of the waiting area on the island platform at a Metro station, which can improve the evaluation of the level of service (LOS) at such stations and the accuracy of simulation software. The paper first analyzes the waiting behavior of passengers and the relationship between waiting passenger behavior and regional function on the platform, and clears the shape of the waiting area as a rectangle on the basis of the distribution pattern of passengers on the platform. Then by means of video identification and field observations, the paper presents the notion that the size of the waiting area varies with the different number of waiting passengers. Thus it establishes and validates the mathematical models on length and width of the single waiting area, concluding that the waiting area width model is in the form of Logarithmic function and the length model in the form of power function. Finally, it shows the practicality of the new method in LOS evaluation and simulation accuracy. The result verifies that the new-proposed method can truly reflect the feelings of waiting passengers and provide significant basis for platform operation management.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP045 Intermodal Transfer Facilities

01362476

12-2050

English

19p

2012

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Behavior; Boarding and alighting; Crowds; Level of service; Passengers; Rail transit stations; Rapid transit

Waiting areas

Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-2050

TRIS, TRB

Feb 8 2012 5:07PM