Evaluation of Urban Rail Transit System Planning Based on Integrated Empowerment Method and Matter-Element Model

Han Peng (), Yike Chen, Linjian Shangguan (), Shengnan Zhou, Yanchi Li and Qianyu Wang
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Han Peng: School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
Yike Chen: School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
Linjian Shangguan: School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
Shengnan Zhou: Department of Urban Construction, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Yanchi Li: School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China
Qianyu Wang: School of Mechanical Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou 450045, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-22

Abstract: Urban rail transit system planning is significant for alleviating traffic congestion and optimizing spatial resource allocation in cities with scarce land resources. However, the long period of rail transit construction, large-scale investment, and its planning involve a variety of factors, which require scientific and reasonable evaluation methods to ensure that its construction can realize the expected economic and social benefits. To solve this problem, this study first establishes an appropriate evaluation system by selecting suitable evaluation indicators. Then, the comprehensive assignment method combining the ordinal relationship method (G1 method) and the improved entropy weight method is applied to assign weights to the indicators in the evaluation system, and the correlation degree is calculated by combining with the matter-element model for evaluating the planning scheme of the urban rail transit system. Finally, the urban rail transit system planning scheme of Zhengzhou City is verified by example. The results show that the proposed method can balance the practical significance and dynamics of the evaluation indices, evaluate the importance of each index more objectively, and provide methodological support for dynamic decision-making in rail transportation planning in the context of a smart city, which is of guiding significance for the sustainable development of the city.

Keywords: integrated empowerment method; matter-element model; urban rail transit system planning; evaluation of planning scheme; ordinal relationship method; improved entropy weight method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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