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B. Rüger:
"Passenger Distribution On The Platform - Impact On Dwell Time";
Talk: Railcon 2018, Nis; 2018-10-11 - 2018-10-12; in: "Proceedings", Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Nis, Nis (2018), ISBN: 9788660551056; 73 - 76.

The behavior of passengers has a major influence on operational components such as passenger flows in railway stations, passenger exchange times and thus the punctuality of trains. This paper deals with the influence of passenger behavior and passenger needs on the infrastructure facilities of transport stations. Passenger distribution along the platform has a significant influence on passenger exchange time and thus on hold time and operating quality. This shows that most passengers orient themselves to the deboarding situation, which leads in part to a very pronounced unequal distribution along the platform. This in turn results in the overloading of individual doors and significantly extended passenger exchange times. The paper will give an overview about the interaction between passengers and platform infrastructure and how behavior will influence the train stop time.

passenger distribution, crowding, dwell time