Determining the Impact of Evolving Urban Rail Transit Infrastructure on Service Resilience: A Case Study of the Beijing Subway Network

30 Pages Posted: 11 May 2024

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Zhiru Wang

University of Science and Technology Beijing

Yu Pang

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Hongxia Wang

University of Science and Technology Beijing

Feng Li

Peking University - Guanghua School of Management

Martin Skitmore

Bond University

Tingting Liu

Griffith University

Cheryl Desha

Griffith University

Abstract

Urban rail transit (URT) networks evolve over time, increasing in complexity and interactions. Small disruptions can lead to cascading failures, impacting commuters and the economy. Addressing this vulnerability requires understanding network evolution for resilience planning. We develop and test the Network Resilience Assessment Framework (NRAF) to assess URT network resilience. Using Beijing Subway data, we find service resilience correlates with network evolution. High station line degree and clustering enhance resilience, while lower scaling factors indicate higher resilience. Promoting URT infrastructure networking can mitigate disruption impacts. Our findings have global implications for enhancing network resilience by densifying connections and reducing hierarchical differences. Contrary to prior studies, URT network evolution does not exhibit adverse diffusion effects.

Keywords: Urban rail transit, transportation infrastructure planning, disruption, network evolution, resilience

Suggested Citation

Wang, Zhiru and Pang, Yu and Wang, Hongxia and Li, Feng and Skitmore, Martin and Liu, Tingting and Desha, Cheryl, Determining the Impact of Evolving Urban Rail Transit Infrastructure on Service Resilience: A Case Study of the Beijing Subway Network. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4824783 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4824783

Zhiru Wang (Contact Author)

University of Science and Technology Beijing ( email )

30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District
beijing, 100083
China

Yu Pang

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

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Hongxia Wang

University of Science and Technology Beijing ( email )

30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District
beijing, 100083
China

Feng Li

Peking University - Guanghua School of Management ( email )

Peking University
Beijing, Beijing 100871
China

Martin Skitmore

Bond University ( email )

Gold Coast, 4229
Australia

Tingting Liu

Griffith University ( email )

Cheryl Desha

Griffith University ( email )

170 Kessels Road
Nathan, QLD 4111
Australia

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