Swiss Federal Railways 1

The aim of the study was to evaluate two of the existing interior concepts for the new IC double-deck trains for SBB with regard to the possibilities for accommodating luggage and the associated influences on the expected possible seat occupancy rate, passenger flows and passenger exchange time.

Client: SBB (Swiss Federal Railways); Sub for: TU Vienna, Research Center for Railway Engineering

Duration: 2010

Project description: The aim of the study was to evaluate two of the existing interior concepts for the new IC double-deck trains for SBB with regard to the possibilities for luggage accommodation and the associated influences on the expected possible seat occupancy rate, the passenger flows and the passenger exchange time and based on this, to point out optimisation potentials in the space concept for increasing the efficiency of luggage accommodation and accelerating the passenger flows. Based on the evaluation results, redesign proposals were developed in 10 variants for the respective vehicle types with the aim of significantly reducing the required passenger exchange time, increasing the availability of seats and at the same time reducing customer comfort and safety risks due to non-stowable luggage.

Contact: DI Dr. Bernhard Rüger