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Title Effectiveness Assessment of Additional Gate Installation at a Railway Station: Case Study at Gwang-Myeong Station
Authors 임광균(Lim, Kwangkyun) ; 김시곤(Kim, Sigon)
DOI https://doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2021.41.5.0571
Page pp.571-580
ISSN 10156348
Keywords 철도역; 출입구; 이용자 수; 이동 경로; 경제적 효과 Railway stations; Gates; Number of users; Travel routes; Economic effects
Abstract When constructing railway stations, gates shall be located in appropriate locations for convenient use. However, to reduce construction costs, the number of gates was minimized and the location was not appropriately placed to the direction of many users. This study
proposed a method to calculate the benefits of additional gate installations using the improvement of pedestrian traffic flow, occupied area and travel time as economic effects. In particular, a method of estimating the percentage of people using certain gates and the
number of people by route within the station was proposed. This method was applied to analyze the effect of additional gates to Gwang-myeong Station on the Shinansan Line, which is to be opened in 2025. The effect has only improved in mobility. The first year
of its opening was estimated at 5.91 billion won for mobility and 75.8 billion won for cost, and the B/C was 1.21 for 30 years after its opening. It is expected that this method will be applied to systematic effect analysis when additional gates are installed at unopened railway stations as well as existing railway stations.