Effect of dynamic train arrival times to passenger congestion in the MRT-3

Authors

  • Dwight Louis H. Velasco ⋅ PH Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila
  • Trisha Angela E. Sarmiento ⋅ PH Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila
  • Rhenish C. Simon ⋅ PH Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila
  • Migel Antonio P. Catalig ⋅ PH Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila

Abstract

Congestion on the MRT-3, brought about by overcrowding in both trains and station platforms due to high passenger dependence, reduces service quality for passengers. This study aims to simulate passenger traffic across MRT-3 stations by introducing a heterogeneous timetable for train arrivals. Train headway times are varied by generating random Gaussian numbers with varying standard deviations. Analysis of post-simulation data defined critical values for mean time μ and standard deviation σ at which passenger congestion was significantly high, suggesting that more erratic patterns along with longer headway times result to heavier congestion in train stations.

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Article ID

SPP-2018-PC-16

Section

Poster Session C (Mathematical Physics, Optics, and Interdisciplinary Topics)

Published

2018-05-24

How to Cite

[1]
DLH Velasco, TAE Sarmiento, RC Simon, and MAP Catalig, Effect of dynamic train arrival times to passenger congestion in the MRT-3, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 36, SPP-2018-PC-16 (2018). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2018-PC-16.