Employing partially overlapping overhead \kinectTMS sensors and automatic
pedestrian tracking algorithms we recorded the crowd traffic in a rectilinear
section of the main walkway of Eindhoven train station on a 24/7 basis. Beside
giving access to the train platforms (it passes underneath the railways), the
walkway plays an important connection role in the city. Several crowding
scenarios occur during the day, including high- and low-density dynamics in
uni- and bi-directional regimes. In this paper we discuss our recording
technique and we illustrate preliminary data analyses. Via fundamental
diagrams-like representations we report pedestrian velocities and fluxes vs.
pedestrian density. Considering the density range 0 - 1.1ped/m2, we
find that at densities lower than 0.8ped/m2 pedestrians in
unidirectional flows walk faster than in bidirectional regimes. On the
opposite, velocities and fluxes for even bidirectional flows are higher above
0.8ped/m2.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figure