Optimization of Evacuation Efficiency of Deeply Buried Subway Stations with Elevator Assistance

Authors

  • Shanshan He School of Transportation and Logistics, National Engineering Laboratory of Integrated Transportation Big Data Application Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
  • Dandan Song School of Transportation and Logistics, National Engineering Laboratory of Integrated Transportation Big Data Application Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
  • Juan Chen Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
  • Qiao Wang Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
  • Jian Ma School of Transportation and Logistics, National Engineering Laboratory of Integrated Transportation Big Data Application Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1056-8519

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17815/CD.2024.169

Keywords:

Deeply Buried Subway Station, Elevator, Travel Efficiency, Optimisation

Abstract

Due to a variety of intricate topographic structures, many subway stations are constructed deeply. Traditional stairs and escalators in deeply buried subway stations can hardly meet passengers' demand for highly efficient travel. Buried depth of the subway station, passenger flow intensity, percentage of passengers choosing elevator, and elevator characteristics such as rated capacity and rated operating speed of the elevator are factors affecting the evacuation time of passengers. In order to study the impact of these factors on the evacuation efficiency under the daily commute of passengers, deeply buried subway evacuation model with an elevator exit was established by AnyLogic. Three kinds of simulation scenarios were analyzed. The results shows that average evacuation time is positively correlated with the buried depth of subway when the elevator is not set. When the passenger flow intensity is large, the higher the percentage of passengers choosing elevator, the longer average evacuation time of passengers. Compared to the simulation scenario with a rated capacity of 15 passengers and a rated operating speed of 1 m/s, average evacuation time can be reduced by up to 81.9% when the rated capacity and rated operating speed of the elevator are 40 passengers and 11 m/s respectively. The research can guide the subway planner reference on evacuation planning for the deeply buried subway station.

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Published

20.06.2024

How to Cite

He, S., Song, D., Chen, J., Wang, Q., & Ma, J. (2024). Optimization of Evacuation Efficiency of Deeply Buried Subway Stations with Elevator Assistance. Collective Dynamics, 9, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.17815/CD.2024.169

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Special Issue of Pedestrian and Evacuation Dynamics 2023