Thermal comfort of railway station's waiting room in severe cold regions of China

Based on the combined subjective and objective method, through questionnaire survey, data collection and modeling analysis, this paper analyses and comprehensively evaluates the thermal comfort of railway station waiting room under different influence factors. The results show an average temperature of 17 degrees C, an average air velocity of 0.06m/s, and an average humidity of 30.1%. Most of the passengers accept the short-term indoor temperature and wind speed, while 25.4% passengers hardly accept the humidity condition. Besides, passengers' age and individual adaptability to environment have a significant correlation with the waiting room's thermal comfort evaluation. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.