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Authors:
Marek Bauer
Keywords: metro; traffic simulation; travel time
Abstract:
The author’s original model for travel time of metro trains is presented in this paper. The presented model is assumed to be an instrument for estimation of reliable travel times of metro trains in macro simulation models of whole transport networks. These kinds of models are used to evaluate the effects of the possible implementation of major transport investments in cities. The quality of the network model can significantly affect the results of analyses, and even the selection of optimal solutions. Travel time is the basis for every transport network model, not only for the current state, but also for the future. This is particularly important in the case of planned sections, where one cannot use measurement results. Partial models of metro average running times and random components of running time, depending on the length of sections, were created on the basis of the results of measurements carried out for the first metro line in Warsaw. Also, the dwell time at stations is included into the model based on the results of measurements made for three separate station types, diversified on the basis of average stopping times and location of the station in relation to the inner city centre. The paper includes examples of practical model application: evaluation of the influence of increasing the allowable speed, and densification of the stations on travel time and also the impact of the accuracy of the travel time model on simulation results of passenger flows.
Pages: 24 to 30
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2015
Publication date: November 15, 2015
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-4537
ISBN: 978-1-61208-442-8
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Dates: from November 15, 2015 to November 20, 2015