A Study on Regional Evaluation System for Railway Service in Tokyo Metropolitan Suburban Area

Abstract

Level of service provided by railway usually evaluated based on individual criteria such as congestion ratio and so on. It is also evaluated for each line. However, Evaluation, taking various service indices into account is needed from the viewpoint of diversification of user needs as observed in recent years. This study makes an attempt to evaluate level of services offered by different lines in different districts in Tokyo metropolitan suburban area using generalized costs. Additionally, It shows spatial distribution of the level of service within Tokyo metropolitan suburban area using GIS. As a result，we can understand disparity in level of service by districts. It arises from differences in factors such as peak or off-peak period，distance from city center，and so on. And the evaluation results from this study can be used for visually and easily compared with previous study.