Understanding the nature of rail transit dwell time has potential benefits for both the users and the operators. Crowded passenger trains cause longer dwell times and may prevent some passengers from boarding the first available train that arrives. Actual dwell time and the process of passenger alighting and boarding are interdependent through the sequence of train stops and propagated delays. ...

a r t i c l e i n f o Australian urban transport industries experienced substantial reform during the 1990s leading to significant structural change. Urban transport is typically an important expenditure item for households and structural change in these services may affect households differently depending on their position in the distribution of income and expenditure. We estimate the effects ...

Abstract This paper introduces the worldwide history of fully automatic operation (FAO) system in urban rail transit, followed by development status China. Then, architecture and characteristics FAO are described, analysis method design requirements is proposed based on human factors engineering. The key technologies introduced from aspects signaling system, vehicle communication traffic integr...

This paper is engaged in the research of urban rail transit hub integration and transfer. Firstly, this focuses on space division, aggregation form subsystems, spatial layout design integrated functions to achieve an layout. In addition, study also conducted a selection transfer classification station hubs, with aims promote improvement rationality transfers, improve service quality system whic...

The environmental effects of ground-borne vibrations generated due to localised railway defects is a growing concern in urban areas. Frequency domain modelling approaches are well suited for predicting vibration levels on standard railway lines due to track periodicity. However, when considering individual, non-periodic, localised defects (e.g. a rail joint), frequency domain modelling becomes ...

This paper outlines the design of a scheduling algorithm that allocates outstabling locations to railway trains. From time to time railway trains may need to be outstabled to temporary locations, such as stations, sidings, depots, etc., until they are needed for regular operations. This is common for urban rail transit, and especially so for those that do not operate 24 hours. During non-traffi...

Companies which manage railway networks have to cope continually with the problem of operating safety and maintenance intervention issues related to rail surface irregularities. A lot of experience has been gained in recent years in railway applications but the case of tramways is quite different; in this field there are no specific criteria to define any intervention on rail surface restoratio...

One of the inherent characteristics of transportation systems, especially steel wheel and rail systems, is that vehicles running on the roadway or trackway generate vibration which transmits through the ground into nearby buildings. As our urban areas build up or are redeveloped, it is frequently desired for a variety of reasons to place a concert hall or theater in a location which is in close...