The Indicators Assessment of Safety and Functionality of Tram Loops

Abstract

The new requirements set for tram loops mean that all stakeholders' expectations regarding their safety and functionality change. This creates a need for new tools for tram loop assessment, which are important interchanges, especially for people living outside the city limits or on their outskirts. The aim of the authors ’research is to create a indicators for assessing the safety and functionality of tram loops. Therefore, the article presents an overview of the research results in the area of tram transport and interchanges safety. Then the proposed indicator assessment for tram loops was described.

Safety and Functionality Assessment of Tram Loops in Wrocław

“…The method proposed in [14] involves the determination of two independent indicators relating to the assessment of safety and functionality of tram loops. The idea of the method is to evaluate each of the loops in the area of 4 different criteria, which for both indicators are presented in fig.…”

“…2. Detailed information on the factors taken into account when assessing the criteria is presented in [14]. [14] The indicator of safety of tram loop ISTLi is the product of the results obtained by each of the partial criteria and is calculated according to formula 1.…”

“…The subject of the described research are methods and criteria for assessing interchange nodes [1,5,6,9,11,13], tram stops [3,4,10,12,15], as well as the linear tram infrastructure [2,7]. The obtained results of the literature research presented in [14] indicate, however, the existence of a research gap in the area of evaluation methods for tram loops.…”

“…This article is a continuation of the work presented in [14]. It describes a detailed research approach to the selection of criteria for assessing the functionality and safety of tram loops using the measures developed by the authors.…”

Traffic Light Priority for Trams in Warsaw as a Tool for Transport Policy and Reduction of Energy Consumption

“…A more detailed safety and functionality analysis for tram loops and transfer nodes is presented in Reference [19]. Factors such as the way of turning, type of loop, number of holding tracks, and number of platforms were taken into account.…”