Safety Performance Measures for Railway Stations
The aim of this study is to provide a risk assessment process allowing the authors to compare one station with another through developing safety performance measures for railway stations. The authors evaluated safety in a quantitative manner, which is influenced by the structure, equipment, and users of the station. Sixteen measures were defined constituting four categories, such as platform structure and passengers movement. A case study is presented that evaluates 28 platforms at 10 stations. The results show that the number of accidents is related to safety performance, which is influenced by the area of the platform, the presence of narrow parts, and the number of drunken passengers. The authors expect that the use of these measures will allow railway companies to identify weaknesses in station safety and set priorities for investments in safety. Furthermore, administrative authorities can evaluate the safety performance of railway companies and consider subsidies for investments in safety.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AR070 Railroad Operational Safety.
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Authors:
- Yamada, Shinya
- Terabe, Shintaro
- Kasai, Makoto
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC
- Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
- Date: 2014
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 14p
- Monograph Title: TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Passengers; Performance measurement; Railroad safety; Railroad stations; Risk assessment
- Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I80: Accident Studies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01518963
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 14-1868
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Mar 21 2014 11:27AM