A Study on the Calculation of Platform Sizes of Urban Rail Hub Stations Based on Passenger Behavior Characteristics

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Density and speed distribution of passenger groups. The number of passengers with luggage accounted for 70% of the total number of passengers on the platform, and their walking speed was faster than the commuter flow. As such passengers are destined to catch a plane or high-speed train, their time consumption needs to be taken into account. Meanwhile, their movement will significantly affect the lower proportioned commuter flow, causing the latter’s speed to reduce. Therefore, the walking speed of passenger groups G₁ and G₂ was lower than that of G₃ and G₄.