scholarly journals Study on level-of-service for urban rail transit passages from the passenger perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 283 ◽  
pp. 02041
Author(s):  
Yibing Chen ◽  
Xiao Liang ◽  
Yizhuo Fu
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Orthogonal Experiment ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Classification Method ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Passenger Satisfaction ◽  
Urban Rail

With the acceleration of urbanization and the shortage of transportation resources in large cities, urban rail transit has gradually become the backbone of urban public transportation system. In order to improve the service level of urban rail transit, this paper studies the factors influencing the service level of subway station passages and the classification method based on the passenger-perception method. Through investigation and research, the passage service level evaluation indicators (width, walking time, per capita area, illumination intensity and guide signage) have been determined. Based on orthogonal experiment, 3ds max was used to set up 25 passage scenes with different parameters from passengers' perspective. A passenger satisfaction questionnaire was designed and distributed, the reliability and validity of the questionnaire were tested to ensure the validity of the data. And based on the factor analysis method, the factors affecting passenger perception are analyzed. A well-fitting model of the relationship between passenger scores and passage parameters is established, and the passenger scores are converted into service levels. Finally, a service level classification method is given, which can provide reference for the service level evaluation of existing stations and the design of physical attributes and environmental factors of new station passages.

Ticket Income Distribution of Urban Rail Transit in Network Operating Condition

2011 ◽  
Vol 243-249 ◽  
pp. 4375-4380
Author(s):  
Yuan Chun Huang ◽  
Jian Li ◽  
Haize Pan
Keyword(s):  
Income Distribution ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Ratio Method ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Matching Algorithm ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Urban Rail ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Urban Rail Transit Network ◽  
Factor Matching

Through analyzing the factors affecting passengers’ path-choice, the corresponding principles and rules of the ticket income distribution are put forward and the new model of the Urban Rail Transit Network in Beijing is set up in the paper. Through the deformation of the urban rail transit and the simplification of the lines, the topology of the urban rail transit lines is abstracted into an undirected connection graph. Breadth-priority optimization algorithm is applied to search the effective paths between the OD and the flow-matching ratio is acquired by calculating based on multi-factor matching algorithm, in which many relevant numerical examples are analyzed to verify the feasibility of the dual-ratio method and to summarize the characteristics of the project.

Collaborative passenger flow control of urban rail transit network considering balanced distribution of passengers

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150461
Author(s):  
Xiang Li ◽  
Yan Bai ◽  
Kaixiong Su
Keyword(s):  
Flow Control ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Passenger Flow ◽  
Urban Rail

The increase of urban traffic demands has directly affected some large cities that are now dealing with more serious urban rail transit congestion. In order to ensure the travel efficiency of passengers and improve the service level of urban rail transit, we proposed a multi-line collaborative passenger flow control model for urban rail transit networks. The model constructed here is based on passenger flow characteristics and congestion propagation rules. Considering the passenger demand constraints, as well as section transport and station capacity constraints, a linear programming model is established with the aim of minimizing total delayed time of passengers and minimizing control intensities at each station. The network constructed by Line 2, Line 6 and Line 8 of the Beijing metro is the study case used in this research to analyze control stations, control durations and control intensities. The results show that the number of delayed passengers is significantly reduced and the average flow control ratio is relatively balanced at each station, which indicates that the model can effectively relieve congestion and provide quantitative references for urban rail transit operators to come up with new and more effective passenger flow control measures.

scholarly journals Study on the Scale Determination of Urban Rail Transfer Station

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Yu Ping Wang ◽  
Ya Ping Zhang ◽  
Hui Zhi Xu
Keyword(s):  
Service Level ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Entire System ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Urban Rail ◽  
Transfer Station ◽  
Cross Platform

As the major distributing center and intermediate transit point, the scale of transfer station in urban rail transit system directly affects the operational efficiency and overall cost of the entire system. So, accurately controlling the scale of transfer station becomes one of the most important aspects in improving service level and reducing the overall project cost. On the basis of summarizing the method on determining the scale of transfer station both home and abroad, the paper describes the role of the various facilities in rail transfer station, and illustrates the problems of our rail transfer station. Following the above discussion and investigation, the sizes of typical transfer station facilities are discussed and improved (e.g. vertical elevator). Taking the Longjiang Street station example, the proposed methods and models are verified and the analysis result shows that this transfer station should be cross platform interchange mode.

scholarly journals First Train Timetabling for Urban Rail Transit Networks with Maximum Passenger Transfer Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 4166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan Li ◽  
Toshiyuki Yamamoto ◽  
Tao Yan ◽  
Lili Lu ◽  
Xiaofei Ye
Keyword(s):  
Waiting Time ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Transit Network ◽  
Transit Networks ◽  
Bee Colony ◽  
Passenger Satisfaction ◽  
Urban Rail ◽  
Urban Rail Transit Network

This paper proposes a novel model to optimize the first train timetables for urban rail transit networks, with the goal of maximizing passengers’ transfer waiting time satisfaction. To build up the relationship of transfer waiting time and passenger satisfaction, a reference-based piecewise function is formulated with the consideration of passengers’ expectations, tolerances and dissatisfaction on “just miss”. In order to determine the parameters of zero waiting satisfaction rating, the most comfortable waiting time, and the maximum tolerable waiting time in time satisfaction function, a stated preference survey is conducted in rail transit transfer stations in Shanghai. An artificial bee colony algorithm is developed to solve the timetabling model. Through a real-world case study on Shanghai’s urban rail transit network and comparison with the results of minimizing the total transfer time, we demonstrate that our approach performs better in decreasing extremely long wait and “just miss” events and increasing the number of passengers with a relatively comfortable waiting time in [31s, 5min). Finally, four practical suggestions are proposed for urban rail transit network operations.

scholarly journals Design a Semantic Scale for Passenger Perceived Quality Surveys of Urban Rail Transit: Within Attribute’s Service Condition and Rider’s Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8626
Author(s):  
Weiya Chen ◽  
Zixuan Kang ◽  
Xiaoping Fang ◽  
Jiajia Li
Keyword(s):  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Service Condition ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Urban Rail ◽  
Service Conditions ◽  
Heterogeneous Service

A better understanding of passenger perceived quality helps urban rail transit managers adopt better strategies to improve the service quality of urban rail transit, which is beneficial to the sustainable development of an urban rail transit system itself and cities. This paper designs a semantic scale to survey passenger perceived quality of urban rail transit. The methodology is selecting specific features of an attribute and then describing the features to present the attribute’s service condition and the rider’s experience. The scale’s options can reduce cognitive steps and hesitation for riders to answer the survey questionnaire. Furthermore, it enables urban rail transit managers to understand passenger perceived quality more visually. After verifying the reliability and validity of the semantic scale, an empirical study was conducted to compare the evaluation results of the proposed semantic scale, Likert, and numeric scales. Compared to the Likert and numeric scales, the evaluation result of the semantic scale is fairer for attributes with homogeneous service conditions over operation periods from the transit agency perspective. Meanwhile, it is more homogeneous for attributes with homogeneous service conditions and is more heterogeneous for attributes with heterogeneous service conditions.

Empirical Analysis on the Risk Factors of Total Repurchase Price in BT Project of Urban Rail Transit

2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 2890-2895
Author(s):  
Li Ming Xia ◽  
Le Sun
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Rail Transportation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Urban Rail

Through the identification of the risk factors affecting the total repurchase price in BT project of the urban rail transit, we obtain data by questionnaires and make cluster analysis on all risk variables.Then select the key risk factors that affect total repurchase price,which play a guiding role for controlling the total repurchase price in the BT project of urban rail transportation.

Empirical Analysis of New Urban Rail Transit System of Planning Convergence

2014 ◽  
Vol 505-506 ◽  
pp. 512-519
Author(s):  
Jun Jie Zhang ◽  
Si Ru Chen ◽  
Zhong Hai Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Demand Forecasting ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Urban Rail ◽  
Mega Cities

Rail transit is one of the most important public transport facilities to achieve new urbanization and promote the coordinated development of urban and rural areas, and is the most effective and feasible method to solve traffic problems of largest urban region in our country. This article exemplified by developed areas of the mega-cities of Foshan III rail transportation planning, general requirements have been put forward based on the convergence of demand forecasting from four aspects —rail traffic levels, differentiation, systematization and standardization; At the same time it also propose convergence countermeasures for land-use development, road network system, public transportation systems, cars, slow traffic systems, transport policy; What’s more, this article summarizes features of large urban rail transit convergence planning and provides guidance and reference on China's mega-cities’ construction of an integrated public transport system planning.

Study on the Effect of Urban Rail Transit on Regional Economy

2011 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 1684-1688
Author(s):  
Chang Fu Huang ◽  
Yuan Xia
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Regional Economic Development ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
Urban Rail

Urban rail transit plays a role of activating and leading regional economic development. It influences the spatial distribution of urban agglomeration and the progress of regional economic integration. It is a kind of virtuously cycled interactive relationship between regional economic development and regional rail transit. This paper analyzes the effect of urban rail transit construction project on regional economy based on the economic benefits arisen from it. The research results show that China’s urban rail transit construction and regional economy can not realize balanced development unless the fact that the relationship between urban rail transit planning and regional economic development can be well coordinated, and meanwhile, the construction scale and service level of different phases of rail transit can be confirmed according to urban economic development level.

scholarly journals RANDOM COEFFICIENT MODELING RESEARCH ON SHORT-TERM FORECAST OF PASSENGER FLOW INTO AN URBAN RAIL TRANSIT STATION

Transport ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuesong Feng ◽  
Hemeizi Zhang ◽  
Tiantian Gan ◽  
Qipeng Sun ◽  
Fei Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Estimation Procedure ◽  
Random Coefficient ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Metro Station ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Urban Rail ◽  
Passenger Flows ◽  
Transit Station

Taking a representative metro station in Beijing as example, this research has newly developed a random coefficient model to predict the short-term passenger flows with sudden increases sometimes into an urban rail transit station. The hierarchical Bayesian approach is iteratively applied in this work to estimate the new model and the estimation outcomes in each of the iterative calibrations are improved by sequential Bayesian updating. It has been proved that the estimation procedure is able to effectively converge to rational results with satisfying accuracies. In addition, the model application study reveals that besides sufficient preparations in manpower, devices, etc.; the information of the factors affecting the passenger flows into an urban rail transit station should be timely transferred in advance from important buildings, road intersections, squares and so on in neighborhood to this station. In this way, this station is able to cope with the unexpectedly sharp increases of the passenger flows into the station to ensure its operation safety.

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