Peak bottleneck areas
Exit flows
Entry flows
Escalator used
during trial
2
Standing on the left
Around 112.5 people per minute could use the same escalator
Commuters
stand on both
sides
Commuters
stand on the
right
Bottleneck is reduced by 31.25 people per minute
Holborn escalators are 23.41m high,so many people don’t walk up the left-hand side, creating a bottleneck
1
Walking on the left
Escalator can theoretically accommodate 81.25 people per minute
Top of
escalator
Top of
escalator
As part of a trial to reduce congestion at Holborn station, TfL made escalator 7 standing only
Commuters
stand on both
sides
Bottleneck is reduced by 31.25 people per minute
2
Standing on the left
Around 112.5 people per minute could use the same escalator
Top of escalator
Commuters
stand on the
right
Peak bottleneck
areas
Exit flows
Entry flows
Escalator used
during trial
Holborn escalators are 23.41m high,so many people don’t walk up the left-hand side, creating a bottleneck
1
Walking on the left
Escalator can theoretically accommodate 81.25 people per minute
As part of a trial to reduce congestion at Holborn station, TfL made escalator 7 standing only
Top of escalator