The Microsimulation of Pedestrians in the New São Joaquim Station at the São Paulo Subway

<p>The present paper focuses on the development and analysis of the pedestrian flow at São Joaquim station from Metrô de São<br>Paulo (line 1 – blue), which will receive the integration of the new line 6 – Orange. The study consists of the analysis of the pedestrian<br>flow in the existing station and the construction of a model of pedestrian microsimulation, with the use of a specific software of<br>pedestrian microsimulation, so that it is possible to simulate and verify the operation of the new station to be built. The aim of the<br>development of microsimulation is to show that the use of tools such as this is very important in the initial phases of the project to avoid<br>problems that, in some cases, are already known in the operation of stations and terminals, besides to the financial benefit of<br>adjustments before calculated in the sizing of the equipment, such as quantity of locks, ladders, escalators, lifts, width of corridors, etc.<br>The simulation helps predict the behavior of the users and the operation situation of the station equipment, anticipating the operation<br>situation and the places that need attention in the design phase and the operation phase.</p>