Study on progress of urbanization following the opening of a new railway and stations

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify the difference between urbanized areas and non-urbanized areas with the opening of new railway lines and stations from the viewpoint of urban planning projects and systems. Analysis focusing on the increase and decrease of population and commercial facilities as indexes of urbanization suggested that, in the medium to long term, the effect of the opening of stations on urbanization would be small in the areas where urbanization has progressed to some extent, and it would be necessary to make detailed development plans.