The Hague HTM Tram Assignment
Alex Bender, Max Corwin, Yuhao Gu
Trip time- Centraal Station—Leyenburg: 17 minutes 38 seconds
- Speed: 5.02 minutes per mile, .20 miles per minute, 11.9 mph
Trip time- Leyenburg — Centraal Station: 16 minutes 45 seconds
- Speed: 4.77 minutes per mile, .21 miles per minute, 12.6 mph
Distance to/from: 5.65km—3.51mi
Times stopped at light doors closed: 2
How long stopped at light:
Instance 1: 38 seconds— long stop
Instance 2: 8 seconds — short stop
Time for people to board:
Instance 1: 10 seconds—8 person
- 1.25 seconds per person
Instance 2: 11 seconds—8 people
- 1.38 seconds per person
Instance 3: 21 seconds—2 people
- 10.5 seconds per person
General Impression:
Overall, this service seemed pretty good, but not perfect. There were still times that we were stopped at stations for longer than seemed necessary, but rarely for a long time at lights. This train was moderately faster than the Green Line, but it felt faster due to less time idle. The stops also seemed to be more spaced out than some areas of the green line.
Alex Bender’s Green Line Assignment for comparison
Trip time- Northeastern—Heath Street: 14 minutes 16 seconds (8:34:14PM—8:48:33PM)
- Speed: 9.15 minutes per mile, .11 miles per minutes, 6.56 mph
Trip time- Heath Street — Northeastern: 11 minutes 35 seconds (8:52:40PM—9:04:15PM)
- Speed: 7.43 minutes per mile, .13 miles per minute, 8.08 mph
Distance to/from: 1.56 miles
Times stopped at light: 11
How long stopped at light:
Instance 1: 45.7 seconds
Instance 2: 12.4 seconds
Instance 3: 1:25.5 seconds
Time for people to board:
Instance 1: 11.5 seconds—1 person
- 11.5 seconds per person
Instance 2: 35.92 seconds—6 people
- 5.99 seconds per person
Instance 3: 20.76 seconds—4 people
- 5.19 seconds per person
General Impression: Overall, the trip was fairly frustrating. There was a lot of wasted time spent idle at lights or while boarding passengers. The employees seemed frustrated and unhelpful as well.