Train travellers as station manager?: Trade-offs in the distribution of space for access & egress facilities - A case study at station Nijmegen

Train stations are developed by rail companies, for the benefit of travellers. Choices and trade-offs must be made. However, there are no guidelines on how to approach these trade-offs. This study aims to find out to what extent consulting train travellers from the station developer’s perspective contributes to making trade-offs in the...

Urban environment effects on pedestrian route choice for train station access and egress

This study has investigated the effect of the urban environment on pedestrian route choice behaviour, for walking routes to and from train stations in the Netherlands. To the best knowledge of the author, this is the first pedestrian route choice study which is performed at country-level scope. This was made possible by applying an innovative...

Multimodal network with the bicycle as core

In a multimodal network with the bicycle as core, the design of the network is based on the use of the bicycle as access and egress mode. With the bicycle as access and egress mode instead of walking, travellers can travel much larger distances to bus/tram/metro (BTM) stops and train stations while having about the same travel time. This will...

Access/egress facilities at railway stations: An exploratory study on the future development of railway station areas

This research aimed to create knowledge and set guidelines for the (re)development of railway station areas regarding the required land use for access/egress facilities as a result of access/egress transportation developments. First, a literature review was conducted to gather knowledge for the foundation of this research. With the information,...

New approaches to evacuation modelling for fire safety engineering applications

This paper presents the findings of the workshop “New approaches to evacuation modelling”, which took place on the 11th of June 2017 in Lund (Sweden)within the Symposium of the International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). The workshop gathered international experts in the field of fire evacuation modelling from 19 different...

Potential of peer-to-peer bike sharing for relieving bike parking capacity shortage at train stations: an explorative analysis for the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, many (mainly larger) train stations suffer from capacity shortages for bicycle parking as the result of a large increase in the use of the bicycle as a feeder mode. Sharing of parked bicycles with arriving train passengers who are in need of a bicycle for some time would decrease the number of parked bicycles and reduce the...

Modelling multimodal transit networks: integration of bus networks with walking and cycling

Demand for (public) transportation is subject to dynamics affected by technological, spatial, societal and demographic aspects. The political environment, together with financial and spatial constraints limit the possibilities to address transit issues arising from growing demand through the construction of new infrastructure. Upgrading of...

Modelling multimodal transit networks: integration of bus networks with walking and cycling (PPT)

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An origin-destination based train station choice model for new public transport connections to train stations

A change in the access and egress system, like a new metro line, will automatically influence the station choices of train travellers. Given the fact that several new large public transport connections will be opened in the near future, there is the need to precisely forecast how the distribution of train travellers among stations will change,...

A ship egress analysis method using spectral Markov decision processes

A ship egress analysis method using spectral Markov decision processes

A ship egress analysis method using spectral Markov decision processes

This paper introduces a means of performing a ship egress analysis by applying eigenvalue analysis to the ship-centric Markov decision process (SC-MDP) framework. This method focuses on how people egress, the decisions they make under uncertainty, and the interaction between the individuals and the layout of the vessel. The objective is to...

Assessing Integration of Bus Networks with Non-Motorised Access and Egress Modalities: Case Study: Bus Network Integration with Access and Egress Modalities in Amstelland-Meerlanden

Cycling to a Railway Station: Exploring the influence of the urban environment on travel resistance

Egress as Part of Fire Safety in High-rise Buildings

The process of evacuating some large high-rise buildings may take upwards of several hours. One question that needs to be asked, however, is whether it is feasible and desirable to completely evacuate the high-rise building in fires. This research seeks to remedy this problem by proposing one or more efficient egress plan(s) for high-rise...

Usage of Lifts for the Evacuation of High-Rise Projects: An International Discussion from a Dutch Perspective

The concept of using lifts for evacuation purposes in buildings is a major point of international discussion in the field of fire safety engineering. While building heights in the Netherlands are increasing, the population is ageing and people with (temporary) physical limitations expect to be able to fully participate in society. This rises the...