Title :
The Development and Prospect of Urban Rail Traffic in China
Author :
Jiang, Yi-yi ; Wang, Jin-ling
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Bus. Adm., Jiangsu Univ., Zhenjiang, China
Abstract :
With the acceleration of urbanization process and the growth of motor vehicles in China, transportation, environment and energy issues have become important issues of urban development, and developing rail transportation is one of the main ways to solve the urban problems. This paper analyses China´s basic urban rail transit situation, the supply and demand of urban rail transit and the choice of transportation mode, to provide reference for relevant theoretical research and practical work.
Keywords :
electric motors; rail traffic; supply and demand; vehicles; China; energy issue; environment issue; motor vehicles growth; rail transportation; supply and demand; transportation issue; urban development; urban rail traffic; urban rail transit; urbanization acceleration process; Cities and towns; Industries; Light rail systems; Rails; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2011 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6253-7
DOI :
10.1109/APPEEC.2011.5748959
