An investigation of passenger interchange and train standing time at LRT stations: (ii) Estimation of standing time

The standing‐time of trains at urban rail stations is pertinent to determining the line capacity and fleet size. The assumption of uniform boarding and alighting leads to under‐estimation of the standing time. It is shown that the train standing‐time is related to the fraction of boarders and the maximum demand for boarding and alighting at a door. It is further shown that the probability distribution of passengers at a door depends on the platform entrance locations. A methodology that takes into account the above factors is proposed for estimating the train standing‐time.