STUDIES OF PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT IN RAILWAY STATIONS WITH DENSE SUBURBAN TRAFFIC

OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE ON PEDESTRIAN STREAMS IN ONE-WAY TRAFFIC, BOTH IN STATIONS OF THE DEUTSCHE BUNDESBAHN AND OF THE BERLIN (UNDERGROUND) TRANSPORT SERVICES. THE FINDINGS ARE OUTLINED IN THE FORM OF FUNCTIONS AND SURVEY DIAGRAMS. THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED WORTHY OF SPECIAL MENTION: WALKING SPEED AND WALKING TIME ON PLATFORMS OF DETRAINING PASSENGERS; PLATFORM CLEARANCE TIMES FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF PLATFORM EXITS, CONTINGENT UPON THE DISPERSING CROWD; SIMULATION OF OVERLAPPING PASSENGER STREAMS OF DETRAINING FROM TWO TRAINS AT THE SAME PLATFORM; CAPACITY OF PLATFORM EXITS AND SURVEYS OF CONGESTION IN FRONT OF STAIRWAYS; SURVEYS OF DENSITY SPEED DURING MOVEMENT ON STATIONARY STAIRWAYS; AND MOVEMENT PHENOMENA IN SUBWAYS AND AT BARRIERS. RESULTS OF THESE SURVEYS SERVE AS A PRACTICAL AID FOR THE PLANNING ENGINEER IN DESIGNING STATION FACILITIES WITH DENSE PASSENGER TRAFFIC. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Hannover Technical University /Germany

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• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pedestrians; Railroad stations; Stairs; Subways; Traffic congestion; Walking distance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Congestion
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224484
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Diss
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1974 12:00AM