Analysis of pedestrian walking characteristics at vertical facilities in underground train station

7th AIC‐ICMR on Sciences and Engineering 2017

自然科学;工业技术

Sukor, Nur Sabahiah Abdul^1,2 ; Nain, Farah Hanin Mohd^1 ; Ismail, Irwina^1 ; Ismail, Mohd Ashraf Mohamad^1,2

School of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang

14300, Malaysia^1

School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia^2

关键词: Light rail transit (LRT);    Malaysia;    Pedestrian behavior;    Pedestrian spaces;    Public transport;    Train stations;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/352/1/012031/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/352/1/012031

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Kuala Lumpur is the national capital of Malaysia as well as the center of attraction for people looking for jobs. Thus, in the future people will tend to use public transport including the Light Rail Transit (LRT) more often than driving their vehicle. This is especially so due to critical traffic congestion on the road especially during peak hours. The increasing population in Kuala Lumpur could lead the LRT stations to become more crowded form day to day due to excessive demand. Due to this problem, the facilities provided will not be enough and suitable to cater the space demand. Unfortunately, the limited study was done regarding the pedestrian spaces and facilities at underground LRT in Malaysia. Thus, this paper aims to establish the fundamental understanding of pedestrian behavior at vertical facilities in underground train station.