Analysis of Pedestrian Walking Microscopic Characteristics in Urban Rail Transit Station Different Types Passageway

Abstract

In order to study the microscopic characteristics of pedestrians in different types of traffic in urban rail transit stations, data on the field were collected and used to compare and analyze the basic parameters of pedestrian walking in various aspects, including different types of passageways in urban rail transit stations, one-way passageway and two-way passageway, passageway to and from the station and transfer passageway, as well as upper and lower slope passageway and horizontal passageway. The following conclusion is drawn: pedestrian walking speed in commuter stations is the highest, and coming next are pedestrians in transfer hub stations and residential stations, while pedestrians walk the slowest in commercial center stations and sightseeing stations; Pedestrian walking speed in one-way passageway is higher than that in two-way passageway, and the pedestrian conflict mainly affects the stride parameters; Pedestrian walking speed in transfer passageway is lower than that in passageway to and from the station; Inbound and outbound pedestrians differ in walking characters depending on their travel purposes and properties of rail stations; In a passageway with slope measured at 15%, every walking parameters of pedestrians in uphill passageway is lower than that of pedestrians in horizontal passageway, the walking speed, specifically, is reduced by 13.74%; Compared to pedestrians in horizontal passageway, pedestrians in downhill passageway has higher walking frequency and smaller stride. The conclusion can provide the basic parameters for micro-traffic simulation, as well as reference data to implement the urban rail transit passenger station design, passenger flow organization, facility layout optimization and facilities evaluation. The theory of pedestrian traffic is also enriched.