Abstract
In terms of urban rail transit network vulnerability, most studies have focused on the network topology characteristics and travel cost changes after network incidents and analyzed rail transit network independently. The neglects of passenger flow distributions on the network and alternative public transport modes under rail network disruptions would either underestimate or overestimate the vulnerability of rail transit network, and thus lead to inaccurate results and decisions. This study presents an accessibility-based measurement for urban rail transit network vulnerability analysis and explicitly accounts for rail passenger flow characteristics, travel cost changes, and alternative transit modes. It is shown that the proposed approach is capable of measuring the consequences on rail network, and the advantages of the accessibility method are demonstrated and compared. The methodology is applied to the urban rail transit network of Shenzhen, China within a multi-modal public transport network. Results reveal that the consequences of disruptions on network accessibility are obviously different for stations with different passenger flow characteristics, and some undisrupted stations are found to be vulnerable under surrounding station failures. The proposed methodology offers reliable measurements on rail transit network vulnerability and implications for decision-making under rail network disruptions.
Highlights
Urban rail transit, especially in mega cities, is playing an essential role in people’s daily intra-city travels
Under disruptions, the vulnerability of the urban rail transit network might go beyond the issue of pure network topology and become a problem of a combination of network topology and passenger flow, especially considering the large number of passengers served [24]
The accessibility-based network vulnerability approach is detailed based on station failures on Shenzhen urban rail transit network (SURTN) since link and line failures are calculated based on station failure in the methodology
Summary
Especially in mega cities, is playing an essential role in people’s daily intra-city travels. Especially emergency disruptions, the public transport network would be more vulnerable than the road network because of its low network redundancy and large number of passengers that would be affected This vulnerability is highlighted for the urban rail transit network. Under disruptions, the vulnerability of the urban rail transit network might go beyond the issue of pure network topology and become a problem of a combination of network topology and passenger flow, especially considering the large number of passengers served [24] As a result, another approach direction in urban transit network vulnerability analysis has been shaped recently, sharing a similar concept to the above road network vulnerability method.
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