Citation

Fausch PA, Dillard DE, Hoffmeister JF. Transp. Res. Rec. 1974; 505: 31-42.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1974, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

This paper describes the Urban Mass Transportation Administration station simulation package-a model for evaluating transit station designs to determine whether a given layout achieves the design objectives of providing enough space for pedestrian movement, providing enough service facilities, and connecting these areas and facilities in the most efficient manner. To determine this, the package provides pedestrian occupancy data in all movement and queue areas; walk times, time in queue, and total times for specific areas, partitions, or the entire length of the station; and distribution of the previous variables for comparison with level-of-service standards. The model user converts a station building layout into nodes, links, and areas that represent queue devices or decision points, pedestrian paths between these devices or points, and the area associated with these devices and paths. The model simulates the flow of pedestrians along the links that represent the station and accumulates appropriate data

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