Reliability of Stockholm Subway - Index of
Reliability of Stockholm Subway - Index of
Reliability of Stockholm Subway - Index of
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The results <strong>of</strong> 2009 fit the SL aim <strong>of</strong> 2010. It means that passengers are satisfied<br />
enough according to the SL expectation. Nonetheless, it is necessary to wait for the<br />
results <strong>of</strong> the spring 2010 to define if it is a regular tendency or just a variability <strong>of</strong> the<br />
data.<br />
Besides, SL uses an independent contractor to operate and maintain the subway<br />
system. According to the agreement between SL and the actual subway operator there<br />
are stipulated bonuses for the operator in case <strong>of</strong> a punctual train service. That is why<br />
the operator is interested in a reliable transit too. In November 2009 the Hong Kong<br />
MTR Corporation became the operator <strong>of</strong> <strong>Stockholm</strong> subway. It is a new player in the<br />
Swedish transportation market. They have definitely introduced new solutions in the<br />
subway operations which will certainly influence overall reliability <strong>of</strong> the system and<br />
the customers‟ satisfaction which are <strong>of</strong> interest to study.<br />
SL has a source <strong>of</strong> data which can be widely used to examine the performance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>Stockholm</strong> subway. Data is electronically collected and stored in the database RUST.<br />
The database contains information on travel delays, travel and dwelling time.<br />
Applying computer analysis it is possible to investigate the changes <strong>of</strong> subway service<br />
performance on any date or during any time period. At the moment the company does<br />
not use the data widely and relies more on manually collected data <strong>of</strong> ÅF Group, AB.<br />
Next year there are plans in the company to begin more active RUST data using. To<br />
be confident in data reliability they carry out comparing it with manually collected<br />
data to reach as good concordance as possible.<br />
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