singuerinc / subway

A metro/subway flow simulation.

Subway

A metro/subway flow simulation.

Demo

About

I am quiet a fan of transportation systems. I used to play a lot to OpenTTD: an open source version of Transport Tycoon.

I was always fascinated by the (almost) perfect synchronization that the train systems have.

Logic

A few statements about this experiment:

• There is no API connected to the app: I was considering the idea of using an API to get the data, but the problem is that it becomes a "visualization" rather than a simulation.

• It is based on the Barcelona subway net, but can be easely modified to display any system.

• It includes a simple "AI":

  • Trains unload and load cargo on each station
  • Trains decide when to wait or enter to a waypoint/station by status (free/occupied)
  • Trains have a predefined itinerary and routes that have to follow
  • Stations get cargo (passengers) to be delivered to other stations
  • Trains have different capacity (1, 2, 3 or more wagons)
  • Trains max speed is affected by the cargo and the size of the train
  • Trains may have failures (not yet implemented)

Tech

I created this project as a fun way to learn a bit more about Typescript and PIXI.js

Other cities

The simulation is fixed to display the Barcelona subway, but it is very easy to change to any city, you just need to define a Subway line and the coords for each station. Take a look the src/lines folder.

License

See the LICENSE file for license rights and limitations (MIT).

subway's Issues

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