Understanding Impacts of Security Check on Passenger Flow in a Metro Station and Improving Measures: A Case Study in Guangzhou, China

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:7.96em"/><col style="width:14.65em"/><col style="width:23.57em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"><b>Level</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>What is on this level</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>Facilities</b></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ground</td><td class="align_center">Streets</td><td class="align_center">Exits/Entrance</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">L1</td><td class="align_center">Station halls</td><td class="align_center">Shops, ATMS, Customer service center, Ticket vending machines, Gate machines, Laundry shops</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">L2</td><td class="align_center">Platform of Line 1</td><td class="align_center">Escalators, Platform, Train waiting area</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">L3</td><td class="align_center">Platform of Line 3A and 3B</td><td class="align_center">Escalators, Platform, Train waiting area</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Building structure of T Station.</div>

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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Table 1: Understanding Impacts of Security Check on Passenger Flow in a Metro Station and Improving Measures: A Case Study in Guangzhou, China 