Braess proposed one of the classical traffic paradoxes in 1968, which states that adding a
link in a transportation network may increase the travel cost for all travelers in the network …

Dwell time delays, although small in nature, can accumulate to a large delay over the entire
journey of a train. It is, however, difficult to precisely know the amount of time which is …

Metro stations are the hubs of urban rail transit, and large numbers of people usually gather
inside them. Various types of emergency can lead to a need for evacuation. However, there …

The optimization of passenger evacuation paths in subway stations under flood scenarios
plays an important role in improving evacuation efficiency and ensuring escape safety …

Overcrowding has become a big challenge for public transport systems, affecting
passengers' travel experience. At the same time, service supply is often underutilized due to …

This paper formulates the car-specific metro train crowding prediction problem based on real-
time load data and evaluates the performance of several data-driven prediction methods …

Crowd management during peak commuting hours is a key challenge facing oversaturated
metro systems worldwide, which results in serious safety concerns and uneven service …

The spread of COVID-19 has a great impact on public transport which is closely related to
social life. As an essential carrier of the cities, metro has become an important object of …

Overcrowding in metro systems can exert a negative impact on the travel experience of the
passengers and on the system's capacity. This can affect passengers in different ways …

We propose a methodology based on multiple automated data sources for evaluating the
effects of station layout, arriving traveler flows, and platform and on-board crowding on the …