Abstract
The study results reported here are part of a larger research project that developed a manual for practitioners to improve safety at rail transit platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces. As part of that effort, passenger injury incident data was collected from five rail transit systems, and interviews were conducted with safety officers at other rail transit systems in the US and Canada. The data collected showed that stairs and escalators and general platform tripping produced more injury incidents than the platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces. Heavy rail transit with platforms that are higher than 24 inches from top of rail had more injury incidents than light rail transit that typically operates on low level platforms. Other causes of injury incidents included intoxication, attempted suicide, and distraction.
Highlights
The objective of the research was to collect and analyze injury incident data for a research project that entailed the development of a manual for practitioners to improve safety at rail transit platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces
Heavy rail transit operating with high level platforms with a height of more than 24 inches from top of rail had more incidents that impacted safety at rail transit stations than streetcars or light rail transit, which typically operate on low level platforms that are 14 inches from top of rail
The results are presented to two parts, Transit System A provided detailed data that focused solely on incidents at platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces, and the four other transit systems provided data on station-related passenger injury incidents
Summary
The objective of the research was to collect and analyze injury incident data for a research project that entailed the development of a manual for practitioners to improve safety at rail transit platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces. The manual provides treatment strategies to prevent incidents and improve safety at platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces [1]. The research showed that the mode of rail transit and the height of the platform from the top of rail were the most significant factors to platform/train and platform/guideway related incidents. Heavy rail transit operating with high level platforms with a height of more than 24 inches from top of rail had more incidents that impacted safety at rail transit stations than streetcars or light rail transit, which typically operate on low level platforms that are 14 inches from top of rail
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