MOVEMENT FLOWS ON DENSELY USED PLATFORM STAIRWAYS IN SUBURBAN STATIONS

BEWEGUNGSABLAUFE AN STARKBELASTETEN BAHNSTEIGTREPPEN VON NAHVERKEHRSBAHNHOFEN

As a result of the growing importance of modern rapid-transit systems (city S-Bahn and underground railway) for public local traffic in conurbations both operational and traffic problems have to be solved, such as, for instance, pedestrian traffic on railway station premises. The article reports on movement studies relating to heavy passenger flows on platforms as well as in front of and on platform stairs. The interrelations between traffic density and walking speed on stationary stairs and in groups of passengers massing in front of stairs are discussed and details are given about walking speed on platforms, length of build-up of pedestrians in front of stairs and maximum densities on and in front of stairs. The results of extensive practical tests are represented graphically by means of correlations and partly combined in the form of assessment diagrams.

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  Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung

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• Authors:
  • WESTPHAL, J
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 301-309
• Serial:
  • Glasers Annalen ZEV
  • Volume: 96
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung
  • ISSN: 0373-322X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; Human factors; Passenger service; Pedestrians; Railroad commuter service; Railroad stations; Rapid transit
• Identifier Terms: Deutsche Bahn; Deutsche Bundesbahn
• Uncontrolled Terms: S-Bahn (Stadtschnellbahn)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052114
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 7 1974 12:00AM