4. Impact of passenger volumes on station infrastructure design and crowd management methods
The sizing of passenger facilities is fundamental in MTF to facilitate the flow of passengers and thus guarantee the frequency of circulation: width and layout of platforms, width of staircases and escalators, or that of corridors and doors. Measuring these flows with reasonable accuracy is essential to anticipate the effects of congestion, to dimension facilities right from the design stage, and to regulate overflows in operational terms before they prevent the proper synchronization of passenger and train flows.
4.1 Counting to anticipate, design and regulate
Simultaneous counting of passengers on the platform and in the train enables us to detect situations where interchange times are at risk of slipping. It then enables us to statistically dimension station...
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