Wang Guan, Chen Hua, Li Jianzhong, Sun Yilu
(Wuhan Transportation Development Strategy Research Institute,Wuhan Hubei 430017, China)

Abstract： To assess the urban rail transit operation in Wuhan and promote reasonable rail transit network planning and construction planning, as well as reveal potential problems of management, this paper reviews the development of Wuhan urban rail transit and analyzes spatial-temporal characteristics of passenger flow at network, corridor, and segment levels respectively using IC card records and geographic database. The paper develops a job-housing model to show the spatial distribution of residential communities and employment areas. Based on the travel characteristics such as travel time, distance, direction, roundabout during morning and afternoon peak hour, and transfer, the paper discusses the urban land use layout. Finally, the paper provides suggestions on urban rail transit development including diversifying operational modes, developing an integrated public transit system, promoting land use development along rail transit lines and facilities construction, and encouraging coordinated development among different regions.

Keywords： public transit; rail transit; spatial-temporal characteristics of passenger flow; IC card data; jobhousing distribution;Wuhan City