University of the Philippines Los Baños University Knowledge Digital Repository Undergraduate Theses Theses and Dissertations 10-2009 Peak hour ridership modeling of LRT line 1 stations Raymond Guadalupe Montes Follow this and additional works at: https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad Recommended Citation Montes, Raymond Guadalupe, "Peak hour ridership modeling of LRT line 1 stations" (2009). Undergraduate Theses. 551. https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/551 PEAK HOUR RIDERSHIP MODELING OF LRT LINE 1 STATIONS RAYMOND GUADALUPE MONTES 2005-13961 SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND AGRO-INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING OCTOBER 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page i Acceptance Sheet ii About the Author iii Acknowledgement iv Table of Contents vi List of Tables viii List of Figures ix 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background of the Study 1 1.2 Significance of the Study 3 1.3 Objectives of the Study 4 1.4 Scope and Limitations of the Study 4 1.5 Date and Place of the Study 5 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 6 2.1 Light Railway 6 2.2 Railway Stations 7 2.3 Degrees of Stations of integration 7 2.4 Ridership 8 2.5 Transportation Planning 10 2.6 Data Collection 11 2.7 Trip Generation 12 2.8 Tolerable Walking Distance 12 2.9 Multiple Linear Regression Analysis 13 2.10 Correlation Analysis 16 2.11 Linear Regression in Microsoft Excel 16 3. STUDY METHODOLOGY 18 4. OBSERVATIONS 20 4.1 Description of LRT line 1 Stations 20 4.2 Ridership of LRT 1 34 4.3 Roads and Schools along LRT 1 35 5. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 37 5.1 Ridership of LRT 1 37 5.1.1 Hourly ridership at Each Station 37 5.1.2 Ridership at Each Station During Peak Hours 39 5.1.3 Total Monthly Ridership at Each Station 40 5.2 Factors Affecting Ridership 41 5.3 Multiple Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis 43 6. CONCLUSIONS 46 7. RECOMMENDATIONS 48 REFERENCES 49 APPENDICES 51 Appendix A. Elevation View of Stations of LRT 1 51 Appendix B. Summary of Ridership Obtained from the Office of LRTA 60 Appendix C. Graphs of Ridership of LRT 1 65 LIST OF TABLES Title Page No. Table 2-1 Acceptable Walking Distance 13 Table 2-2 Spreadsheet Input Table for Regression Analysis 16 Table 4-1 Summary of Major Roads that Intersects LRT line 1 35 Table 4-2 Summary of Number of Schools Proximity to Each Station 36 Table 5-1 Summary of Peak Ridership, Number of Lanes, and 43 Number of Schools at Each Station Table 5-2 Correlation Matrix of Peak Ridership vs. Number of Lanes 43 Table 5-3 Correlation Matrix of Peak Ridership vs. Number of 43 Schools Table 5-4 Correlation Matrix of Number of Schools vs. Number of 44 Lanes Table 5-5a Results of Linear Regression from Microsoft Excel, 44 Regression Statistics Table 5-5b Results of Linear Regression Analysis from Microsoft 44 Excel, Significance Table 5-6a Results of Multiple Linear Regression Analysis from 45 Microsoft Excel, Regression Statistics Table 5-6b Results of Multiple Linear Regression Analysis from 45 Microsoft Excel, Significance LIST OF FIGURES Title Page No. Figure 1-1 Existing Lines and Proposed Lines of LRT 2 Figure 1-2 Route Map of LRT Line 1, Line 2, MRT 3, and North 3 Extension Figure 1-3 Location of LRT 1 5 Figure 2-1 Basic Steps in Transportation Planning 11 Figure 2-2 Regression Input Dialog Box 17 Figure 3-1 Methodology 19 Figure 4-1 Station facilities as Observed from the Baclaran Station 21 Figure 4-2 Station Facilities Observed from the EDSA Station 22 Figure 4-3 Station Facilities Observed from Libertad Station 23 Figure 4-4 Station Facilities Observed from Gil Puyat Station 24 Figure 4-5 Station Facilities Observed from Vito Cruz Station 25 Figure 4-6 North and South Bound platform of Quirino Station 25 Figure 4-7 Station Facilities Observed from Pedro Gil Station 26 Figure 4-8 Station Facilities Observed from United Nations Station 27 Figure 4-9 Station Facilities Observed from Central Terminal Station 28 Figure 4-10 North Bound Platform of the Carriedo Station 28 Figure 4-11 Station Facilities Observed from D. Jose Station 29 Figure 4-12 Station Facilities Observed from Bambang Station 30 Figure 4-13 Station Facilities Observed from Tayuman Station 30 Figure 4-14 Station Facilities Observed from Blumentritt Station 31 Figure 4-15 Station Facilities Observed from Abad Santos Station 32 Figure 4-16 Station Facilities Observed from R. Papa Station 32 Figure 4-17 Station Facilities Observed 5th Avenue Station 33 Figure 4-18 Station Facilities Observed from Monumento Station 34 Figure 4-19 Turnstiles at EDSA Station 34 Figure 4-20 Elevation View of Carriedo Station 36 Figure 5-1 Samples of Graphs of Hourly Ridership of Stations 38 Figure 5-2 Single and Double-Peak Hour Graphs of Hourly Ridership 39 of Stations Figure 5-3 Graph of Highest Ridership at Each Station 40 Figure 5-4 Graph of Total Ridership for the Months of May and July 41 .