Spatio-Temporal Ridership Characteristics of Nanjing Rail Transit Based on Smart Card Data

Min Ma, Dawei Hu, Steven Chien, Xing Yang, Yiheng Shao, Zhuanglin Ma

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Abstract

Smart card data (SCD) has received increasing interest as a new source of data for investigating passengers’ spatio-temporal mobility patterns. A total of 22.84 million SCD records during two weeks in 2017 were collected by Nanjing rail transit. The temporal distribution of ridership and passenger travel time distribution was discussed. The spatial distribution of ridership was analyzed under three levels: region, sub-district, and station. The results show that the ridership fluctuation in weekdays follows a bimodal pattern, and the average travel time per passenger is about 30 min. The inbound and outbound ridership in each region district is symmetrical, but the spatial distribution of ridership varies greatly in different sub-district areas. The inbound ridership in the morning and evening peak hours on station level is mainly concentrated in residential and business areas, respectively. The research conclusions can provide technical support for Nanjing rail transit operation organization and ridership forecast analysis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCICTP 2023
Subtitle of host publicationInnovation-Empowered Technology for Sustainable, Intelligent, Decarbonized, and Connected Transportation - Proceedings of the 23rd COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals
EditorsYanyan Chen, Jianming Ma, Guohui Zhang, Haizhong Wang, Lijun Sun, Zhengbing He
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages585-595
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9780784484869
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event23rd COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals: Innovation-Empowered Technology for Sustainable, Intelligent, Decarbonized, and Connected Transportation, CICTP 2023 - Beijing, China
Duration: Jul 14 2023Jul 17 2023

Publication series

NameCICTP 2023: Innovation-Empowered Technology for Sustainable, Intelligent, Decarbonized, and Connected Transportation - Proceedings of the 23rd COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals

Conference

Conference23rd COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals: Innovation-Empowered Technology for Sustainable, Intelligent, Decarbonized, and Connected Transportation, CICTP 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period7/14/237/17/23

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Transportation

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