ANALYSIS OF THE TOILET USERS AND THEIR BEHAVIORS IN RAILWAY STATIONS

摘要

The purpose of this study is to establish the new calculating method of fixture requirements for railway stations by applying a simulation method based on the characteristic factors of stations. In this paper, as part two of the study, we analyzed the weekday data of toilet users and their behaviors in five East JR stations. Tokyo area. The main contents are as follows; At first we showed the conditions of fixture uses and simulataneous uses in each toilet and clarified that the number of water closet installed in male toilet is the tendency of shortage. Moreover, we analyzed the relationships between the number of toilet users and that of fixture users in male and female. Then we showed the numbers of male toilet users are estimated by those of users in urinal and those of female toilet users are estimated by users in washbowl. On the basis of the estimated numbers, we analyzed the relationships between the number of toilet users and that of washbowl users in sex. Lastly, we showed the duration of occupancy time in the fixtures.