PASSENGER REQUIREMENTS IN AN AUTOMATED TRANSPORT SYSTEM

This report presents the results from an experimental study which provided human factors data on passenger behaviour in relation to certain aspects of vehicle design and station layout on an urban rapid transit system. An extensive series of tests was carried out using full scale mock-up vehicle and platforms to study, inter alia, the effects on vehicle dwell time of: 1 vehicle size; 2 vehicle door size and using separate doors for entry and exit; 3 the number of people in the vehicle, on the platform and inter-changing between the two; 4 overloading the vehicle with passengers; 5 platform size and layout, including the provision of barriers. The tests were mainly carried out using a static vehicle but in some cases the vehicle was moved in and out of the station to determine the effect of vehicle movement, particularly deceleration, on passenger behaviour at the station. The rapid transit system under study will serve as great a proportion as possible of the urban community; the handicapped persons and those inconvenienced with luggage or pushchairs have been given special considerations in the experimental trials. The report also discusses the implication for passenger behaviour, and hence system performance, of choosing certain vehicle and station design features. (A) /TRRL/

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  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • RICHARDSON, J
  • Stroud, P C
• Publication Date: 1975

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 150 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Transport and Road Research Laboratory
  • Publisher: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
  • ISSN: 0266-7045

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated guideway transit; Automated vehicle control; Behavior; Boarding; Bus stops; Deceleration; Design; Economic efficiency; Human factors; Intelligent transportation systems; Intersection elements; Layout; Load limits; Motion; Numbers; Passenger terminals; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Rail transit stations; Railroad stations; Rapid transit; Rapid transit cars; Scheduling; Size; Structural design; Tests; Travel time; Urban areas; Vehicle design; Vehicle doors; Vehicle occupants; Vehicle weight; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Efficiency
• Old TRIS Terms: Advanced systems; Automated guideway systems; Automated transit system; Passenger station design
• ITRD Terms: 1057: Air transport network; 9001: Behaviour; 1357: Car door; 5416: Deceleration; 9011: Design (overall design); 9014: Dimension; 1726: Disabled person; 1357: Door (car); 1357: Door lock; 5911: Efficiency; 1527: Excess load (veh); 425: Exit; 2257: Human factor; 2885: Layout; 1357: Lock (car door); 5483: Movement; 6432: Number; 1094: Passenger station; 1181: Rapid transit system; 1095: Station (railway); 6255: Test; 313: Urban area; 1715: Vehicle occupant
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00134302
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: NSR 1 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 22 1982 12:00AM