Simulation of Emergency Evacuation in a metro-rail transit station

Gulanur, Akter; Tian, Cheng; Xie, Qing; Shawkat, Hosen Md; Liu, Dong

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/304/3/032016

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“…Use of simulation to prevent situations in transit stations deteriorating during an emergency, based on evaluating the evacuation capacity, has also attracted attention. AnyLogic software was used to simulate the evacuation of a metro station in China; the results showed that the 3 min required for the evacuation met the China CDM standard (22). AnyLogic software was also used to assess passenger flow in the ticket halls of two transit stations in Cairo Metro during normal operations; the study clarified that service levels suffered owing to crossflow and right angle junctions (23).…”

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Analyzing the Newest Interchange Connection at Cairo Metro Network Pertaining to Passenger Flow

Eldakdoky

2021

Transportation Research Record

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The French standard governing occupanckes dedicated for gatherings of individuals and institutions receiving the public, including railway stations and tunnels was used in the design of Cairo’s transit network, which consists of three lines connected through three existing interchange connections and one that is currently under construction. There is a lack of studies quantifying passenger evacuation in relation to Cairo transit, especially with regard to the interchange connections. This study assessed the viability of the evacuation methods applied to the design of interchange connections in Egypt. The emergency evacuation procedures for the future interchange connection layout between Lines 1 and 3 were assessed using the French standard and NFPA 130 Standard for Fixed Guideway Transit and Passenger Rail Systems analytical methods. The analysis accounts for the traffic forecast as presented in the Egyptian company for operation and maintenance report for Line 1 and the feasibility study of Line 3. The results demonstrated that the connection was compliant with the French standard, but it did not fully meet NFPA requirements. It was concluded that there is still room for enhancement and for gaps to be considered. Recommendations include undertaking investigations into passenger characteristics and behavior in the context of passenger flow in emergency situations using approaches such as virtual research and field surveys, and simulation techniques.

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Analyzing the Newest Interchange Connection at Cairo Metro Network Pertaining to Passenger Flow

Eldakdoky

2021

Transportation Research Record

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Improving emergency evacuation capacity for subway stations based on agent-based modelling

Shi,

Qiao,

Zhao

et al. 2024

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Purpose Modern subway transportation systems need to satisfy increasing safety demands to rapidly evacuate passengers under hazardous emergency circumstances, such as fires, accidents or terrorist attacks, to reduce passenger injuries or life losses. The emergency evacuation capacity (EEC) of a subway station needs to be revised timely, in case passenger demand increases or the evacuation route changes in the future. However, traditional ways of estimating EEC, e.g. fire drills are time- and resource-consuming and are difficult to revise from time to time. The purpose of this study is to establish an intuitive modelling approach to increase the EEC of subway stations in a stepwised manner. Design/methodology/approach This study develops an approach to combine agent-based evacuation modelling and building information modelling (BIM) technology to estimate the total evacuation time of a subway station. Findings Evacuation time can be saved (33% in the studied case) from iterative improvements including stopping escalators running against the evacuation flow and modifying the geometry around escalator exits. Such iterative improvements rely on integrating agent-based modelling and BIM. Originality/value The agent-based model can provide a more realistic simulation of intelligent individual movements under emergency circumstances and provides precise feedback on locations of evacuation bottlenecks. This study also examined the effectiveness of two rounds of stepwise improvements in terms of operation or design to increase the EEC of the station.

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Simulation Study on Evacuation of T-Shaped Metro Interchange Station

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2021

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Simulation of Emergency Evacuation in a metro-rail transit station

Cited by 4 publications

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Analyzing the Newest Interchange Connection at Cairo Metro Network Pertaining to Passenger Flow

Analyzing the Newest Interchange Connection at Cairo Metro Network Pertaining to Passenger Flow

Improving emergency evacuation capacity for subway stations based on agent-based modelling

Simulation Study on Evacuation of T-Shaped Metro Interchange Station

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