AN INVESTIGATION OF PASSENGER INTERCHANGE AND TRAIN STANDING TIME AT LRT STATIONS. (II) ESTIMATION OF STANDING TIME

The standing-time of trains at urban rail stations is pertinent to determining the line capacity and fleet size. The assumption of uniform boarding and alighting leads to under-estimation of the standing time. It is shown that the train standing-time is related to the fraction of boarders and the maximum demand for boarding and alighting at a door. It is further shown that the probability distribution of passengers at a door depends on the platform entrance locations. A methodology that takes into account the above factors is proposed for estimating the train standing-time.

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• Authors:
  • Wirasinghe, S C
  • Szplett, David
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 13-24
• Serial:
  • Journal of Advanced Transportation
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0197-6729
  • EISSN: 2042-3195
  • Serial URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2042-3195
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alighting; Boarding; Fleet management; Light rail transit; Planning; Railroad facility operations; Railroad stations; Scheduling; Structural design; Traffic delays
• Uncontrolled Terms: Line capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Fleet planning; Station design
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389833
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM