Modeling passenger flows in public transport stations

Authors

  • Cem Kırlangıçoğlu

Keywords:

Passenger Flow, Station Capacity Analysis, Pedestrian Simulation, Underground Station, Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

There are many architectural design parameters for public transport stations which include urban and station level studies. Each station must be designed in accordance with the basic passenger requirements such as accessibility, safety, comfort, satisfaction and etc. Circulation spaces must be formed and sized to meet the minimum movement needs of passengers. For an underground station; main entrance region, position of gates, location and number of turnstiles, escalators, stairs, ramps, passageways, intermediate concourses and platforms must be arranged to minimize walking distances and to prevent congestion. In this study, circulation of passengers is simulated in a quantitatively verifiable manner, taking into account how individuals interact with each other and with the physical obstacles in their environment in a metro station. Virtual experiments are performed to see the continuity and density of pedestrian flow at different levels of Haram Area East Metro Station of the first metro line of Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia. According to the predictions, more than 40.000 passengers are expected to use this station in one hour after a Friday prayer during Ramadan period in the year of 2040. That means a critically high travel demand and it is really significant to design the most convenient underground station for these passengers to fulfil the necessary requirements.

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Author Biography

Cem Kırlangıçoğlu

Cem KIRLANGICOGLU is a city and regional planner within the transportation industry working on major national and international projects for years. As a GIS Expert, he has been responsible for managing and coordinating all GIS activities for railway, highway and bus systems in all phases from planning to designing.  He deals with all aspects of data collection, spatial analysis, database management and pedestrian simulation studies. He uses a wide range of software including ArcGIS and LEGION which are necessary to provide support to the engineers, architects, urban planners and etc. The last project that he worked as an expert is Madinah Al Munawwarah PT & Metro Project.

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Published

2015-06-04

How to Cite

Kırlangıçoğlu, C. (2015). Modeling passenger flows in public transport stations. Journal of Human Sciences, 12(1), 1485–1501. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/3275

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Informatics Systems