Establish a scheduled train service in InfraWorks Mobility Simulation

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When creating a railway network in InfraWorks Mobility Simulation,

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once you have added rail segments, stands, and a train route,

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the next step is to set up a scheduled train service for your multimodal simulation model.

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Begin in an open InfraWorks Mobility Simulation model, with railway segments, stands, and a route already configured for the train.

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To set up the scheduled train service, from the Network menu, click Services.

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This opens the Services dialog.

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Here, you can select the type of transportation service you want to add, as well as configure the details of the service itself.

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For this example, click Transport Types to specify the type of transport.

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The Transport Types dialog box displays.

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On the Description tab, click New to add a new type of transportation.

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StandardBus appears as the default mode, so in the Description field, delete the text, and type “Train” to rename it.

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Click Colour.

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In the Choose Colour dialog, select a green color for this example, and click OK.

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Now, expand the Solid Shape drop-down and select Train.

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Select Train again in the Shape Group drop-down, and then click Apply.

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Next, click the Size tab, where you can specify details about the train,

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such as the length, width, capacity, how many people can be standing, and the number of doors.

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For this example, change the Length to 15 to make the train a little longer.

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Then, change the number of Doors to 4.

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If needed, the Dynamics, Dwell, and Attachment tabs let you specify additional information,

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such as fuel requirements, boarding times, and the addition of more passenger cars to the train.

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For this example, return to the Description tab, and click Apply.

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Then, select the Size tab, click Apply again, and choose OK.

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This opens the Services dialog again.

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With the train you just specified now available in the simulation, you can now create the new train service.

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Click New.

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In the Select Trail dialog, select Trail1, and then click OK.

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Next, in the New Service dialog, use the default name of Service1, and click OK.

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Back in the Services dialog, in the Stand column, you see the four pedestrian stands already placed in the train network.

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Now, specify how long it takes to get from one stand to another by train, and how long passengers wait on each stand.

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In the Dwell column, enable all four stands.

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Change the Interval to 5:00 minutes, and then click New.

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In the New Transport Trip dialog, review the departure time, transport type, and number of trips per hour.

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In this example, the train you specified is selected, and, starting at 8:00, there are 12 trips departing within the time window.

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Click OK.

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Back in the Services dialog, click Apply, and you see that the amount of time people will dwell, or stand waiting, is set to 15 minutes.

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For this example, under Minimum, change all wait times to 5 minutes.

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Click Apply, and then select OK.

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Your scheduled rail service is now created.

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Now that you have created a scheduled train service for your multimodal traffic simulation model,

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you need to add and connect pedestrian walkways, so that people can get to and from the stands.