Research Article

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

Table 3

Blocks used to simulate passengers flow in AnyLogic.

No.SymbolNameIntroduction

1PedSourceGenerates pedestrians. It is usually used as a starting point of the pedestrian flow.

2PedSinkDisposes pedestrians. It is usually used as an end point of the pedestrian flow.

3PedGoToCauses pedestrians to go to the specified target.

4PedServiceSimulates how pedestrians are serviced in services.

5PedWaitCauses pedestrians to wait for a specified time in a specified location.

6PedSelectOutputRoutes the incoming pedestrians to one of the five output ports depending on specified ratios or conditions.

7PedEnterPlaces pedestrians into the simulated environment.

8PedExitRemoves pedestrians from the simulated environment.