ABSTRACT
A disruption in the case of transportation systems can have various meanings and outcomes. One simply way of looking at it is through the categorization of incidents into slow-moving delays, minor incidents and major incidents (Schmocker et al., 2005). The first type comes from speed and capacity limitations in a transportation system or even dwell times. Dwell time is the total time a train spends at a station. According to the MTA (MTA, 2016) the subway system in New York City is designed to
1 INTRODUCTION
New York City‘s subway ridership ranks 7th worldwide, competing against highly populated cities such as Beijing and Tokyo (MTA, 2016). The most recent reported figure on ridership is of 1.751 billion people (yearly), which is nearly 3% higher than the previous one for New York City (NYC). Moreover, the subway system of NYC has been growing in popularity over the past decade, as 56% of its inhabitants do not own or lease a car, making them rely on public transportation. Citizens have also been made more aware of environmental risks, such as pollution, that can come from cars. It becomes eminent that this subway system works properly and timely.
