Modelling passenger flows at a transport interchange using Petri nets

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-134

  Takagi, R ^a   Goodman, C J ^a   Roberts, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity limitation; Coloured Petri nets; Embedded simulation; Interchanges; Modelling; Passenger flow; Petri nets; Station infrastructure; Stations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PETRI NETS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RAILROAD STATIONS; RAILROAD TRAFFIC CONTROL;

PASSENGER FLOWS;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0037705709     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440903765762869     Document Type: Conference Paper

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