Abstract
Service capability and matching degree of transfer facilities are directly related to the operational efficiency and safety of a subway station. Owing to differences in planning and construction, the transfer subway stations in developing countries have some defects in facility size and serviceability, which cause a decline in service performance, operation efficiency, and security level. In order to solve the problems, traffic investigations were conducted on the form, size, and operation status of several typical transfer subway facilities. The service facilities were classified within a subway station in this research by considering service objects, service forms, service functions, and several other features. In addition, pedestrian behavior and pedestrian flow characteristics in different service facilities were analyzed in detail. The research results are deemed meaningful for the optimization of service facilities in subway stations and for the development of urban pedestrian transportation systems.
Highlights
As important modes of public transportation, the subway has become part of daily commuter life in China, especially in Beijing
Along with the rapid construction of the subway network in Beijing, subway lines that were constructed under different standards during different periods are linked at transfer hubs
We investigated pedestrian behavior in typical service facilities of transfer subway stations in Beijing in December, 2011, to obtain typical pedestrian characteristics at various facilities, with reference to the classification of the aforementioned transfer facilities
Summary
As important modes of public transportation, the subway has become part of daily commuter life in China, especially in Beijing. Several research interests on subway facilities have emerged, including service level of Mathematical Problems in Engineering various transfer facilities, subway facilities match, characteristics of pedestrian flow at different subway facilities, and efficiency of a subway station. Domestic scholars have obtained preliminary results in the characterization of pedestrians and facilities 5–7 Indexes such as walking time, speed, waiting time, walking distance, choice of walking route, selection of stairways, or elevators were studied for the traffic characteristics of a single pedestrian. Lam et al 17–19 and Delft 20 studied the rule of pedestrian flow characteristics and route selection at subway stations and surveyed and simulated facility service level. The characteristics of pedestrian flow, pedestrian volume, density, and average speed were studied weightily. This paper conducts an in-depth study on the adaptability of subway transfer facilities with a consideration to pedestrian flow characteristics.
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