Analysis of Passenger Incident Data from Five Rail Transit Systems

The study results reported here are part of a larger research project that developed a manual for practitioners to improve safety at rail transit platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces. As part of that effort, passenger injury incident data was collected from five rail transit systems, and...

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Published in:Safety (Basel) 2017-09, Vol.3 (3), p.21
Main Author: Hunter-Zaworski, Katharine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fatalities
incidents
Injuries
Interfaces
Light rail transportation
Mass transit
passenger rail safety
Passengers
platform/train platform/guideway interface
Railroad transportation
Transportation planning
Trends
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Summary:The study results reported here are part of a larger research project that developed a manual for practitioners to improve safety at rail transit platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces. As part of that effort, passenger injury incident data was collected from five rail transit systems, and interviews were conducted with safety officers at other rail transit systems in the US and Canada. The data collected showed that stairs and escalators and general platform tripping produced more injury incidents than the platform/train and platform/guideway interfaces. Heavy rail transit with platforms that are higher than 24 inches from top of rail had more injury incidents than light rail transit that typically operates on low level platforms. Other causes of injury incidents included intoxication, attempted suicide, and distraction.
ISSN:2313-576X
2313-576X
DOI:10.3390/safety3030021