Analysing and modelling of influencing attributes on transfer walking times for metro transfers

This research aims to understand the influencing attributes of passengers and station layout elements on transfer walking times for metro transfers. Little research has been performed to include passenger-related attributes to model transfer walking time besides station layout elements. Through a literature review, the effect of gender, luggage...

UN City Hub Beirut: A metro station in the city centre of Beirut

Mobility Hub in Feijenoord: Facilitating Urban Connections using the Idea of Street

Street, as the fundamental infrastructure for circulation, access and connectivity,<br/>is the crucial public space that supports economic, social and cultural activities.<br/>Moreover, the identity and development of city would be influenced by the street. Since the street was taken as a unit of planning in the 16th century, it has been...

Tarwewijk mobility hub: Migration of mobility as public space

From carriages to cars, from steam engine trains to HS trains, the modes of mobility has been changing through the time. Mobility as become more and more relevant to people’s daily life and also plays an important role in city planning. With the rapid development of mobility modes, more facilities are also needed to fulfill a complete...

Using an Agent-Based Formalism to Simulate Passenger Flows

In this report two Agent-Based Models, the Passenger Model and the Transfer Model, will be constructed and analyzed. The objective is to make a realistic model inspired by a cell-based model to simulate passenger flows on a train platform. We will start by studying the cell-based model and we will explain which aspects have been applied to our...

Crowd management in train and metro stations: Proposing a framework to select and assess effective crowd management measures

Public transportation ridership has grown significantly over the past decades and this growth is expected to continue into the future. Crowding at train and metro stations is therefore experienced more frequently, resulting in safety issues, decreased comfort levels, increased total travel times and modality shifts. On the long term large...

EnvironMETROmix: Strategic Design Proposals for Amsterdam Zuid-Oost. Metro station environments and their Neighbourhoods in order to stimulate Urban Interdependence and Coherence in the District

This Master thesis deals with metro station environments in the district Amsterdam Zuid-Oost. The metro is one of the main public transport modes in the district, however these station environments are not well integrated in the neighbourhoods. Often these areas are neglected and seem forgotten, while travellers need to face these environments...

Metrostations in het boortunneltracé

In dit afstudeerverslag wordt getracht een antwoord te geven op de volgende vragen : • Welke interactie vindt plaats tussen ondergrondse stations en boortunnels ? • Welke alternatieve bouwmethoden zijn mogelijk voor een ondergronds station? • Welke bouwmethoden zijn toepasbaar voor het ondergrondse station op de Vijzelgracht te Amsterdam? •...