Citation

Wirasinghe S, Szplett D. J. Adv. Transp. 1984; 18(1): 13-24.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Institute for Transportation, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

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Abstract

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.