Editing Queue area (section)

====Typical applications====
[[File:Osaka Station platform passenger queue 2022-02-03.jpg|thumb|Commuters at [[Osaka Station]] waiting to board a train. Queues for specific trains are marked by color-coded lines on the platform.]]
Queues can be found in railway stations to book tickets, at bus stops for boarding and at temples.<ref name="railwaystation">{{cite news|title=Queues get longer at railway station  |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/queues-get-longer-at-railway-station/article3379479.ece |date=3 May 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Mangalore |access-date=Mar 2, 2015}}</ref><ref name="mumbaiBEST">{{cite news|title= Many bus stops in Mumbai not in 'BEST' shape |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-many-bus-stops-in-mumbai-not-in-best-shape-1548366 |date=28 May 2011 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Mumbai |access-date=Mar 2, 2015}}</ref><ref name="VIPshirdi">{{cite news|title=Shirdi: Now, pay extra for VIP 'aartis' at Sai Baba temple |url=http://www.ndtv.com/cities/shirdi-now-pay-extra-for-vip-aartis-at-sai-baba-temple-541379 |date=17 November 2013 |work=[[NDTV]] |location=Shirdi |access-date=Mar 2, 2015}}</ref>

Queues are generally found at transportation terminals where [[security]] screenings are conducted.

Large stores and supermarkets may have dozens of separate queues, but this can cause frustration, as different lines tend to be handled at different speeds; some people are served quickly, while others may wait for longer periods of time. Sometimes two people who are together split up and each waits in a different line; once it is determined which line is faster, the one in the slower line joins the other. Another arrangement is for everyone to wait in a single line;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-16 |title=Ultimate Guide to Queue Management Systems in Banks |url=https://www.wavetec.com/blog/banking/queue-management-for-your-bank-branch-a-must-or-a-must/ |access-date=2023-09-14 |language=en}}</ref> a person leaves the line each time a service point opens up. This is a common setup in [[bank]]s and [[post office]]s.

Organized queue areas are commonly found at [[amusement park]]s. Each ride can accommodate a fixed number of guests that can be served at any given time (which is referred to as the ride’s operational capacity), so there has to be some control over additional guests who are waiting. This led to the development of formalized queue areas—areas in which the lines of people waiting to board the rides are organized by railings, and may be given shelter from the elements with a roof over their heads, inside a climate-controlled building or with fans and misting devices. In some amusement parks – [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|Disney theme parks]] being a prime example – queue areas can be elaborately decorated, with holding areas fostering [[anticipation (emotion)|anticipation]], thus shortening the perceived wait for people in the queue by giving them something interesting to look at as they wait, or the perception that they have arrived at the threshold of the attraction.