A Method to Estimate Passenger Flow with Stored Data at Ticket Gates

This paper describes how, in order to improve railway diagrams, it is necessary to grasp the flow of railway passengers in detail. However, it is impossible to accomplish this goal only by counting the number of on-board passengers. The paper has developed a method to estimate the passenger flow based on OD (Origin & Destination) matrix data collected from ticket gates in hundreds of stations and timetables of thousands of trains. By analyzing the estimated results, it is possible to obtain the histograms of the number of passengers aboard each train for each destination, the number of passengers boarding and disembarking at each station, the number of transfer passengers at each station and other relevant factors. The paper also developed a proto-type system based on this method assuming that all passengers choose shorter time paths. The estimated number of on-board passengers with this prototype system has a strong correlation with the number reported by train conductors.

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• Authors:
  • Myojo, S
• Conference:
  • Computers in Railways X. The Tenth International Conference
  • Location: Prague , Czech Republic
  • Date: 2006-7-10 to 2006-7-12
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 653-662
• Monograph Title: Computers in Railways X. Computer System Design and Operation in the Railway and Other Transit Systems

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boarding and alighting; Data collection; Flow; Gates; Origin and destination; Passenger terminals; Passenger transportation; Passengers; Prototypes; Public transit; Railroads; Ticketing; Train conductors; Transit operating agencies
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Finance; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01035768
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1845641779
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 20 2006 1:49PM