Relationship between Urban Structure and Railway System in Nagoya Metropolitan Area

In order to construct a railway system that satisfies the needs of urban development, and to develop cities in a way that makes efficient use of a railway system, it is important to understand the details of the relationship between urban structure and railway system. In this paper, we investigate this relationship in detail based on an empirical study in Nagoya metropolitan area. Using the dwelling, working and railway transport data such as the population density, commuting time, rent and the distribution of establishment and employees of Nagoya metropolitan area, we analyze the dwelling, working and commuting characteristics of this area. We also examine the railway system in the Pearl River Delta metropolitan area of China based on a comparison with Nagoya, and derive some suggestions regarding the establishment of successful railway systems in the cities of a developing country. (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V. Selection and/or peer review under responsibility of Beijing Jiaotong University [BJU], Systems Engineering Society of China (SESC)