Assessment of the Development of High-speed Railway Hub Areas in the Yangtze River Delta Based on Accurate Identification of Passenger Groups:Thresholds,Divergences,and Core Spaces
Rail hub development around high-speed rail stations has become a preva-lent approach to city building in China.However,the actual outcomes have often been unsatisfactory.Taking a passenger-centric perspective and employing a quantita-tive analytical method based on LBS complete travel chain data,this paper evaluates the passenger structure,behavioral characteristics,and functional layout of 50 major high-speed rail hubs in the Yangtze River Delta.It identifies a"dual threshold"phe-nomenon in the development of hub areas influenced by both passenger volume and structure.The functional attributes of hub areas are closely linked to passengers with different travel purposes,such as business,commuting,and leisure,the paper catego-rizes hub areas into three types:those with dominant regional functions,dominant city functions,and specialized functions.It suggests concentrating key functions within a 1.5 km radius of the hub,with detailed design tailored to passenger needs.Moreover,the paper highlights the mutual influence between hub passengers and hub functions,emphasizing the need to understand mechanisms of how hub types deter-mine passenger structure,how passenger structure determines functional type,and how functional types determine functional layout.Additionally,it is important to con-sider the influence of spatial configurations on passenger structures and to establish smart platforms for dynamic monitoring of passenger changes.
customer group portraitaccurate identificationhigh speed rail hub in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomerationdevelopment assessment