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http://dx.doi.org/10.7470/jkst.2014.32.6.589

A Study on Inaccuracy in Urban Railway Ridership Estimation  

Kim, Kang-Soo (Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Management Center, Korea Development Institute)
Kim, Ki Min (Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Management Center, Korea Development Institute)
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Journal of Korean Society of Transportation / v.32, no.6, 2014 , pp. 589-599 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper analyzes the forecasting errors of traffic volumes by comparing forecasted volumes for the opening year with the observed ones in the years after the urban railway construction in the metropolitan areas. The result shows that the average inaccuracy of traffic volumes for each station was estimated at around 7.27. Based on the confirmed factors of demand estimation errors, this study seeks for an alternative method to reduce estimation errors in feasibility studies. It is noted that there is a tendency that the inaccuracy varies by regions and the longer construction period or the shorter station spacing is, the overestimation increases. If urban railway projects are proceeded as planed, therefore, the level of the inaccuracy for traffic volume forecast will be decreased. In addition, thanks to the theoretical progress, recent estimation results show higher accuracy than before. In that sense, when we introduce the new railway line, it is necessary to make an accurate and realistic demand forecast based on actual outcomes and tendency of the previous estimation. The limitation of our study is that we only cover the errors of the initial period, the opening year and deal with the exogenous variables. Further research including other variables which might be considered to cause overestimation or errors would be needed for increasing the estimation accuracy of traffic volumes.
Keywords
demand forecasting; inaccuracy; reduction; urban railway ridership; year of opening;
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