Evaluation of the Operational Efficiency and Energy Efficiency of Rail Transit in China’s Megacities Using a DEA Model

Hao Zhang, Xinyue Wang, Letao Chen, Yujia Luo and Sujie Peng ()
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Hao Zhang: Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Xinyue Wang: Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Letao Chen: Business School, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Yujia Luo: School for Business and Society, University of York, York YO10 5GD, UK
Sujie Peng: Faculty of Business and Management, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, Zhuhai 519087, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 20, 1-16

Abstract: To date, along with the rapid development of urban rail transit (URT) in China, the evaluation of operational efficiency and energy efficiency has become one of the most important topics. However, the extant literature regarding the efficiency of URT at the line level and considering carbon emissions is limited. To fill the gap, an evaluation model based on slacks-based measure (SBM) data envelopment analysis (DEA) is proposed to measure the efficiencies, which is applied to 61 URT lines in China’s four megacities. The findings are summarized as follows: (1) The average operational efficiency and energy efficiency of URT lines are low, and both have great room for improvement. (2) There are significant disparities in the efficiency of URT lines in the case cities. For instance, the average operational efficiency of URT lines in Guangzhou is higher than that of other cities, while the average energy efficiency of URT lines in Shanghai is higher than that of other cities. (3) The URT lines operated by state-owned enterprises have higher average operational efficiency, while the lines operated by joint ventures have higher average energy efficiency. Finally, some suggestions are provided to improve the efficiencies.

Keywords: urban rail transit; operational efficiency; energy efficiency; carbon emission; data envelopment analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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