Analytical Capacity Limits of Personal Rapid Transit Stations
Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) is becoming recognised as a high quality public transport mode. However, there is little literature available for designers and planners of PRT systems, particularly on the capacity and size characteristics of stations. This article will summarize and compare estimations of capacity for serial-type and “sawtooth”-type PRT stations. Station characteristics are a complex function of geometry, vehicle dynamics, boarding strategies and user behavior. Both analytical and micro simulation techniques have been used and the capacities and space-efficiencies with various load assumptions are compared. The results will be useful for selecting the most suitable station for a given space constraint and demand scenario.
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- Copyright © 2011 ASCE
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Authors:
- Schweizer, J
- Mantecchini, L
- GREENWOOD, J
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Conference:
- Thirteenth International Conference on Automated People Movers and Transit Systems 2011: From People Movers to Fully Automated Urban Mass Transit
- Location: Paris , France
- Date: 2011-5-22 to 2011-5-25
- Publication Date: 2011
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Conference on Automated People Movers and Transit Systems, 2011
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Design capacity; Person capacity; Personal rapid transit
- Uncontrolled Terms: Personal rapid transit stations
- Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01365035
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780784411933
- Files: TRIS, ASCE
- Created Date: Mar 14 2012 12:55PM