DOORS OF ELECTRIC TRAINS FOR COMMUTER SERVICE

Most commuter trains in large cities of Japan are loaded to their full capacity in the morning rush hour. Consequently, it takes time for ma ny passengers to get on and off at major stations, and the trains are often delayed. Although the construction and performance of commuter t rain doors is considered to have a great influence on the ease of gett ing on and off, a method for quantitatively evaluating the relationshi p between them has not yet been established. The authors proposed a ne w method for evaluating the above relationship, and obtained a satisfa ctory result in practical application of the method.