Railway transport has shown a steady growth in passenger numbers over the past 20 years across the UK. Passengers travel with luggage. It has been forecasted that there will be a reduction of “luggage racks-to-seats” ratio in the future passenger train fleet. There are currently no baggage transfer systems at any of the train stations as part of the urban rail transit system in the UK. Hence, the purpose of this study is to investigate the possibility of having a baggage transfer service at Newcastle Central Station, which can serve different travel destinations. A simulation modelling study of different parts of the baggage check-in shop within the railway station is offered. Check-in point, movement of luggage around Newcastle Central, baggage reclaims and storage areas have been contemplated and evaluated using SIMUL8 event-based simulation package. The results for the simulation model developed show that a baggage transfer service at Newcastle Central Station is possible with a mixture of walk-in and online check-in options.

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一项系统设计研究，介绍了英国火车站的行李转运服务收集点

在过去的20年中，英国铁路运输的旅客人数稳定增长。乘客带行李旅行。预计将减少“行李架到座位”的数量在未来的旅客列车车队中所占的比例。目前，作为英国城市轨道交通系统的一部分，任何一个火车站都没有行李转移系统。因此，本研究的目的是调查在纽卡斯尔中央车站提供行李接送服务的可能性，该服务可以为不同的旅行目的地提供服务。提供了火车站内行李托运商店不同部分的模拟建模研究。使用基于事件的模拟包SIMUL8，可以考虑并评估登机点，行李在纽卡斯尔中央附近的移动，行李的回收和存储区域。所开发的仿真模型的结果表明，纽卡斯尔中央车站的行李转运服务可以同时使用步入式和在线办理登机选项。