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http://dx.doi.org/10.7470/jkst.2015.33.2.204

Improvement of Pedestrian Convenience and Mobility by Applying the Walking Guidance System in Subway Stations  

Lee, Joo-Yong (Department of Urban Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
Kim, Taewan (Department of Urban Engineering, Chung-Ang University)
You, So-Young (Transport Systems Research Team, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
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Journal of Korean Society of Transportation / v.33, no.2, 2015 , pp. 204-213 More about this Journal
Abstract
The congestion of pedestrians impedes the utilization efficiency of a subway station. Conflicts among pedestrians due to unseparated pedestrian flows not only increase the impedance of pedestrian mobility but also negatively affect on pedestrian safety. This paper analyzes the travel characteristics of bi-directional pedestrian flow based on microscopic movements, and evaluates the operation efficiency on separating the traffic line. The subway station was simulated in a 2-D grid structure by applying Discrete Element Method, and the movement is organized in each cell of the grid. As a result, the model explicates that separating the traffic line and encouraging the 'Keep right rule' would be mostly effective for the conflicting flows. Therefore, applying the 'Walking Guidance System' would be efficient to improve the pedestrian convenience and mobility.
Keywords
conflict; pedestrian congestion; pedestrian flow; separating traffic-line; subway station;
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