2016
EMSS 2016 Proceeding
Minimizing the impact of escalator failures in metro tacubaya subway station on user´s mobility
Authors: H. O. I. Bautista-Martínez, A. Huerta-Barrientos, G. de Jesús Portillo-Villasana
Abstract
TACUBAYA subway station interconnects subway Lines 1,7, and 9 of Mexico City subway system. In TACUBAYA station there are a total of 24 escalators, 6 are downstream and 18 are upstream. Subway station service starts at 5 a.m. and finishes at 12 p.m. from Monday to Friday. On Saturday operates from 6 a.m. to 12 p.m., and on Sundays from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. In last years, escalators have presented failures that have critically affected the passenger´s mobility due to tens meters of deep. The aim of this paper is to develop an agent-based simulation model to minimize the impact of escalator failures on user´s mobility making some escalators bidirectional allowing the flow of passengers to be continuous. First, a conceptual model of TACUBAYA subway station is developed. Second, it is implemented in computer using AnyLogicTM software. Then, some simulation scenarios are designed to evaluate the impact of escalator´s failures on the mobility of passengers.
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