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dc.contributor.authorLin, Dong
dc.contributor.authorNelson, John D
dc.contributor.authorBeecroft, Mark
dc.contributor.authorCui, Jianqiang
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-17T04:00:08Z
dc.date.available2021-02-17T04:00:08Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0886-7798
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.tust.2020.103783
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/402251
dc.description.abstractAlong with rapid urbanisation and economic growth, massive development of transport infrastructure has been seen in China, facilitating overall economic development and improved quality of life. Metro is a common form of high-capacity public transport and urban underground space (UUS) utilisation in megacities. On many occasions, for social, environmental, economic and functional considerations a metro system is the optimal choice. China has seen remarkably rapid development of metro systems during the past two decades and is now leading the world with regard to the speed and scale of planning and construction of metro systems. This paper investigates recent developments in metro systems in mainland China, including the history of metro development, metro scale (measured by metro length, number of metro lines, number of metro stations, and metro patronage) and the relationships among three factors: economic capabilities, resident populations and administrative divisions of cities. The results show that China’s cities with larger resident populations tend to develop larger-scale metro systems that are longer, with more metro lines and stations. With a higher Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a metro city in China tends to develop longer metro systems, and more extensive metro systems with more lines and more stations, carry more passengers. Cities at higher administrative levels, with greater economic strengths and larger populations, are more likely to develop more extensive metro networks.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom103783
dc.relation.ispartofjournalTunnelling and Underground Space Technology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume111
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCivil Engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchResources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0905
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode0914
dc.titleAn overview of recent developments in China’s metro systems
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC2 - Articles (Other)
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLin, D; Nelson, JD; Beecroft, M; Cui, J, An overview of recent developments in China’s metro systems, Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2021, 111, pp. 103783
dc.date.updated2021-02-17T03:36:43Z
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gro.griffith.authorCui, Jenny


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