Case Study: NIIAS achieves efficient railway passenger flow planning with AnyLogic

Passenger Flow Simulation for Railway Stations at Sochi 2014 Olympics

NIIAS, a railway traffic and infrastructure management institute, needed to design stations for the Adler–Alpika-Service railway for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics while ensuring the system could handle heavy passenger volumes and tight train intervals. They used AnyLogic software to model five railway stations and evaluate passenger flow, train scheduling, and station capacity.

Using AnyLogic’s agent-based, discrete event, and pedestrian modeling tools, NIIAS identified the shortest feasible train intervals and found that ticket barriers should be installed only after the Olympics to avoid slowing crowds. The simulation helped NIIAS improve station planning for up to 8,500 passengers per hour and support further railway project analysis with more realistic traffic and capacity decisions.

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