Impact of Train Schedule on Pedestrian Movement on Stairway at Suburban Rail Transit Station in Mumbai, India

Pedestrian flow takes place in confined environment on stairways under the influence of composition, direction of movement, and schedule of trains. During peak-period, alighting and boarding rate is quite high resulting in very high pedestrian movement from one platform to the other to catch the nex...

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Main Authors: Shah Jiten, Joshi Gaurang, Parida Purnima, Arkatkar Shriniwas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/297807