The resultsshowed thatthewidthof the staircase from the platform to the stationhall would be the bottleneck in the evacuationprocedureand the solutions were presentedfor this case.
"The planned timetable change for April is a temporary measure owing to the works to remodel Reading station to unlock a bottleneck, " a spokesman said.
The proposed one-mile (1.7km) bypass to the A142, which carries about 15, 000 vehicles per day, is the council's preferred option for dealing with the "traffic bottleneck" near Ely's railway station.