Contents

Chapter 1  Overview  / 1

1.1  Emergence and Development of Urban Rail Transit  / 1

1.2  Types of Urban Rail Transit  / 6

1.3  Characteristics of Urban Rail Transit System  / 11

Chapter 2  Components of Urban Rail Transit System  / 16

2.1  Overview  / 16

2.2  Lines  / 16

2.3  Stations  / 23

2.4  Vehicles and Vehicle Depot  / 31

2.5  Power Supply System  / 35

2.6  Communication and Signal System  / 38

2.7  Automatic Train Control System  / 40

2.8  Environmental Control and Water Supply and Drainage System  / 49

Chapter 3  Passenger Demand and Service Design  / 52

3.1  Passenger Demand  / 52

3.2  Service Design  / 63

Chapter 4  Development of Operation Plan  / 81

4.1  Preparation Process of Operation Plan  / 81

4.2  Preparation of Train Operation Plan  / 84

4.3  Vehicle Plan Preparation  / 89

4.4  Compilation of Train Operation Diagram  / 92

4.5  Crew Scheduling Plan Compilation  / 103

Chapter 5  Train Operation Organization and Dispatch Command  / 112

5.1  Overview  / 112

5.2  Train Operation Organization Under Normal Circumstances  / 119

5.3  Train Operation Organization Under Abnormal Circumstances  / 120

5.4  Operation Organization of Rescue Trains and Engineering Vehicles  / 121

Chapter 6  Station Management and Passenger Flow Organization  / 125

6.1  Overview of Station Management  / 125

6.2  Station Train Operation Organization  / 129

6.3  Station Passenger Flow Organization  / 134

6.4  Station Construction and Maintenance Organization  / 144

Chapter 7  Ticket Management  / 147

7.1  Ticket System and Ticket Types  / 147

7.2  Fare Determination  / 149

7.3  Fare Settlement Management  / 156

Chapter 8  Operation Safety Management  / 162

8.1  Overview  / 162

8.2  Urban Rail Transit Operation Risk Management  / 167

8.3  Urban Rail Transit Operation Hidden Danger Management  / 172

8.4  Urban Rail Transit Operation Accident Management  / 175

8.5  Urban Rail Transit Operation Safety Emergency Management  / 176

Chapter 9  Service Quality Management  / 180

9.1  Overview  / 180

9.2  Urban Rail Transit Service Quality Management Mode  / 183

9.3  Urban Rail Transit Service Quality Evaluation Attributes  / 188

9.4  Investigation and Improvement of URT Passenger Perceived Quality  / 195

Reference  / 209