APPLICATION OF THE TIME-SPACE CONCEPT IN ANALYZING METRO STATION PLATFORMS
Metro station platforms constitute critical nodes for a metro network, because a passenger's comfort, convenience, and safety are directly affected by the way the platforms are operated. Pedestrian activities on a platform involve the special characteristic of bulk queuing with circulation (i.e., standing and walking). Because of that, a platform should provide a holding space for standing and a circulation space for walking passengers. The time-space method was recently developed for the analysis of pedestrian traffic at urban street intersections, which also exhibit the need for holding space and circulation space. This article, based on research by Grigoriadou, is an application of the time-space method to the analysis of metro station platforms. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the usefulness of the method and encourage its use in other pedestrian facilities involving bulk queuing and circulation. (Edited author abstract)
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Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
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Authors:
- Grigoriadou, M
- Braaksma, J P
- Publication Date: 1986-5
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 33-37
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Serial:
- ITE Journal
- Volume: 56
- Issue Number: 5
- Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
- ISSN: 0162-8178
- Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Passenger traffic; Public transit; Queuing theory; Traffic flow; Transit vehicle operations; Walkways
- Uncontrolled Terms: Passenger flow
- Old TRIS Terms: Platforms; Queueing theory; Time-space concept
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00459022
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: EIMFEngineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 824
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 28 2004 4:44AM