China Safety Science Journal ›› 2022, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (2): 42-50.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2022.02.007

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Analysis on passengers' agglomeration behavior at highway passenger stations considering group difference

ZUO Wei1,2,3(), JI Xiaofeng1,2,**(), CHEN Fang2, QIN Wenwen1,2   

  1. 1 Faculty of Traffic Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming Yunnan 650504, China
    2 Yunnan Integrated Transport Development and Regional Logistics Management Think Tank, Kunming Yunnan 650504, China
    3 Faculty of Finance And Logistics Management, Liuzhou Vocational and Technical College, Liuzhou Guangxi 545006, China
  • Received:2021-11-19 Revised:2022-01-09 Online:2022-08-18 Published:2022-08-28
  • Contact: JI Xiaofeng

Abstract:

In order to reduce potential safety hazards caused by passenger agglomeration at passenger stations during peak periods, based on full sample ticket purchasing data of highway passenger transport, a quantitative model of agglomeration behavior was established from three aspects, which were agglomeration probability, duration and intensity, and gathering characteristics of passenger flows at different levels of stations during weekdays, holidays and Spring Festival were obtained. Then, considering passengers' individual attributes and travel characteristics, agglomeration behavior characteristics of different groups were analyzed. Finally, a difference test was conducted to analyze influencing factors of such behavior, and countermeasures to reduce security risks were put forward. The results show that probability of passenger agglomeration in highway stations follows distribution of six polynomials, and its cumulative probability follows that of quadratic function, with highest probability of it occurring [10,20]min before departure. Regardless of travel distance, most travelers have a short waiting time, but in different periods, their flow concentration intensity and speed for different levels of passenger stations are significantly different. The spatial and temporal clustering characteristics of the first level stations are significant, while randomness of second level ones is stronger.

Key words: passenger group, highway passenger station, passenger aggregation behavior, travel distance, safety risk