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Wiener Linien

Pedestrian flow analyses and escape route signage design for existing Wiener Linien stations.

Task and methodology

The work included site surveys, 3D models, different scenarios and the analysis of evacuation times, congestion and pedestrian densities. The results provided the basis for the escape route signage design.

Simulated pedestrians in the photogrammetric model of Südtiroler Platz / Hauptbahnhof station — Südtiroler Platz / Hauptbahnhof: pedestrian flow visualisation with an underlying photogrammetric model at the Kolschitzkygasse stairway.

Photogrammetric model with simulated pedestrians in the passage and U6 platform area at Westbahnhof — Westbahnhof: pedestrian flow visualisation with an underlying photogrammetric model in the passage and on the U6 platform.

Plan-view pedestrian density analysis at Westbahnhof showing congestion at stairs and bottlenecks — Westbahnhof: pedestrian density visualisation showing congestion at stairs and bottlenecks. A snapshot from one of the simulation scenarios assessed.

Documented project scope

The project followed an authority requirement to retrofit standards-compliant escape route wayfinding signage in existing underground stations. Pedestrian simulations were carried out for 14 major interchange stations to align the signage design with the expected pedestrian flows.

Signage was designed for a further 57 smaller underground and underground tram stations (USTRAB) without pedestrian simulation.

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