Simulation modelling of traffic flow of the east-west latitudinal corridor for socio-economic development of the Novosibirsk region

Abstract

The article presents the study’s results to assess the degree of impact of different categories of objects on traffic flows in the city of Novosibirsk (Russia). The main feature of the area is its intersection with the Trans-Siberian Railway. The highway is a transport corridor linking states in the European part of the continent with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. Using structurization, analysis, synthesis, and simulation modeling allowed us to obtain a quantitative and qualitative description of the key objects whose behavior significantly affects the implementation of traffic flows in the study area. Formal rail, road, and pedestrian behavior models are studied and presented. Such models became the basis of simulation modeling, allowing us to estimate the degree of influence of modernization of the Trans-Siberian Railway and the objects of street road infrastructure of Novosibirsk adjacent to the relevant sections of the railway.