store&go

An innovative and accessible baggage storage system for railway stations and other transport hubs.

In the store&go project researchers in the area of railway-infrastructure technology at St. Pölten UAS together with partners from UAS Upper Austria and netwiss GesmbH design and evaluated a barrier-free luggage deposit system  for railway stations and other high traffic locations.

The idea behind the store&go system is to offer all travellers (and non-travellers) the option to check in their luggage fast and easily in an automatic depository near highly frequented areas of the railway station (main entrance, taxi arrival, underground exit etc.). This allows travellers to make use of the facilities on offer at the railway station (shops, travel agencies, restaurants etc.) unencumbered by their luggage. Before boarding the train or when leaving the station, customers can retrieve their luggage at an equally easy-to-use retrieval station.

The store&go concept was assessed in terms of technical and economic viability. The goal was a system that can not only be implemented when planning new buildings but also integrated into exiting ones. Possible challenges in terms of usage and acceptance of the system are counteracted through the development of innovative handling-technologies and depositing-services.
The researchers from St. Pölten UAS were amongst other things responsible for interviews with potential users to determine the exact needs of travellers and assess the acceptance of the different components and luggage storage systems.  

Follow-up project

Store&go +

Publications

Rüger, B., Graf, H., & Stadlmann, B. (2012). Gepäckaufbewahrung am Bahnhof - Bedürfnisse der Reisenden. ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau Mit ETR Austria, 6, 67–71.
Rüger, B., Graf, H., & Stadlmann, B. (2012). Gepäckaufbewahrung am Bahnhof - Das Gepäckdepot-System "store&go." ETR - Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau Mit ETR Austria, 12, 61–65.
Rüger, B. (2012). smartSTORE - A SYSTEM FOR INNOVATIVE LUGGAGE STORAGE SERVICES AT RAILWAY STATION. Railway Terminal World Design and Technology Conference 2012 - Conference Proceedings, Paper-Nr. D2. http://www.ukintpress-conferences.com/uploads/SPKRTD12/D2_1155_Reuger.pdf
Rüger, B. (2012). Smartstore - Innovative, Efficient And Costumer Friendly Luggage Storing. "Proceedings", Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Nis, 15, 237–240.
Rüger, B., Graf, H.-C., & Stadlmann, B. (2012). Efficient and customer friendly luggage locking. Road and Rail Infrastructure II, 133–139.
Rüger, B. (2011). Under lock and key. In Railway Terminal World (p. S. 40-42).
Rüger, B. (2011). smartSTORE - THE INNOVATIVE SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC LUGGAGE STORAGE SERVICES AT RAILWAY STATIONS. S. 67-72. http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/PubDat_202303.pdf
Rüger, B., Graf, H., & Stadlmann, B. (2011). Luggage Lockers - Needs And Expectations Of Passengers. EURO-ZEL 2011 "Recent Challenges for European Railways," 321–328. http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/PubDat_202316.pdf
External project manager
Dipl.-Ing Georg Barta
Partners
  • FH OÖ Forschungs & Entwicklungs GmbH (Projektleitung)
  • netwiss GesmbH
Funding
BMVIT- ways2go
Runtime
03/01/2010 – 08/31/2011
Status
finished
Involved Institutes, Groups and Centers
Carl Ritter von Ghega Institute for Integrated Mobility Research