Analysis of passenger incident data from five rail transit systems

The study results reported here are part of a larger research project that developed a manual for practitioners to improve safety at rail transit platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces. As part of that effort, passenger injury incident data was collected from five rail transit systems, and interviews were conducted with safety officers at other rail transit systems in the US and Canada. The data collected showed that stairs and escalators and general platform tripping produced more injury incidents than the platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces. Heavy rail transit with platforms that are higher than 24 inches from top of rail had more injury incidents than light rail transit that typically operates on low level platforms. Other causes of injury incidents included intoxication, attempted suicide, and distraction.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.3390/safety3030021
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/2313576X
• Authors:
  • Hunter-Zaworski, K
• Publication Date: 2017-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 (10p)
• Serial:
  • Safety
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: MDPI AG
  • ISSN: 2313-576X
  • Serial URL: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/safety

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Passengers; Railroad stations; Railroad terminals; Risk management; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ATRI Terms: Interview; Passenger; Railway station; Risk management; Safety
• ITRD Terms: 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01651027
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 20 2017 10:15AM