Smart transfer nodes
This project will develop methods and tools to support station planning and operations with respect to passenger streams, the surrounding traffic system and the impact on crowding in vehicles.
Stations are the hubs of the public transport system. Connections between lines and modes determine the timing of entire public transport trips. Station performance is therefore a decisive factor for the efficiency and attractiveness of the whole journey, and hence the complete public transport system. Many stations in metropolitan areas are operating over or near capacity and there is also an important relation between crowding at stations and in the vehicles. This project will develop methods and tools to support station planning and operations with respect to passenger streams, the surrounding traffic system and the impact on crowding in vehicles. The project is a PhD student project that will support the final stages of the studies for two PhD students.
This project is carried out by KTH, LiU and VTI and is funded by Trafikverket via Centre for Traffic Research (CTR).