Improving Interchanges Introducing Best Practices on Multimodal Interchange Hub Development in the People’s Republic of China The multimodal interchange hub is vital for achieving a sustainable transport system. It stitches together diff erent modes of transport and serves as the gateway to mobility and greater accessibility. This publication presents planning and design ideas to improve interchanges and the overall journey experience of passengers. It highlights how the hub can be a place not only of transport connection, but also of social interaction. The lessons and recommendations presented here may be used to build the next generation of multimodal hubs in the People’s Republic of China. About the Asian Development Bank ADB’s vision is an Asia and Pacifi c region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people. 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Printed on recycled paper Contents Figures, Tables, and Images v Foreword vii Acknowledgments viii Abbreviations ix Executive Summary x 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Interchange Hubs in the People’s Republic of China: Challenges and Prospects for Development 1 Objectives and Scope 3 What Are Interchange Hubs 3 Characteristics of Interchange Hubs 4 Factors to Consider in Interchange Hub Planning and Design 7 Major Working Stages of Interchange Hub Planning and Design 11 2 INTERCHANGE HUB SITE SELECTION 13 Site Selection and Positioning of Railway Stations 13 Factors to Consider during Interchange Hub Site Selection 18 Interchange Hub Size and Land Use Analysis 23 3 TRANSPORT PLANNING 27 Analysis of Impact Factors 27 Integration of Existing Transport Systems Around the Hub 29 Scale, Standard, and Level of Major Traffic Facilities (Stations) 33 Characteristics of Passenger Flow in Interchange Hubs 36 Concepts and Methods for Passenger Flow Forecasting 38 Forecasting Passenger Distribution and Transfer Flows 39 Introduction of Subway 41 Forms of Subway Stations 44 Vertical Planning of Subway Station in an Interchange Hub 47 4 CORE AREA LAYOUT PLANNING 53 Major Factors that Affect the Interchange Hub Layout 53 Feasibility Study of Symmetrical Stations on Both Sides 53 Functional Layout of Railway Stations 60 iii Contents Coach Terminal Functional Layout Pattern 70 Planning Layout and Streamlining the Organization of Road Traffic Facilities Relating to Interchange Hubs 72 5 DESIGNING ANCILLARY FACILITIES 78 Setup of Commercial Facilities 78 Layout of Hub Facilities 80 Building and Interior Design of the Interchange Hub 84 6 CONCLUSION 89 REFERENCES 91 Figures, Tables, and Images FIGURES 1.1 Annual Number of Passengers by Transport Mode per Year 1 1.2 Hierarchy of Rail Hubs in the People’s Republic of China 5 1.3 Interchange Hubs and Higher Density in London 6 1.4 Spatial Range of Jinan West Railway Station 8 1.5 Stages of Interchange Hub Planning 11 2.1 Site of Tianjin South Railway Station 14 2.2 Tianjin West Railway Station, People’s Republic of China 15 2.3 Polycentric Urban Development and Interchange Hubs 17 2.4 Ring Railway Lines 17 2.5 Jinan West Railway Station Site Plan and Urban Development 20 2.6 Land Use around Jinan West Railway Station 21 2.7 Interchange Hub Land Use Diagram 24 3.1 Diagram of Road Network Surrounding the Beijing South Railway Station 30 3.2 Concepts for Passenger Flow Forecast of Interchange Hub 38 3.3 Tianjin Railway Station Interchange Hub Passenger Flow Analysis Chart 42 3.4 Tianjin Railway Station Interchange Hub National Railway Passenger Flow Analysis Chart 42 3.5 Analysis Chart of Transfer Passenger Flow between Subway and Railway and Subways in Tianjin Railway Station Interchange Hub 43 3.6 Beijing South Railway Station Passenger Flow Distribution Ratio Diagram 43 3.7 Diagram of Tianjin Station Subway Transfer Nodes 45 3.8 Illustration of a “5-Stop 4 Segments” Layout 49 3.9 Diagram of Tianjin West Railway Station Metro Line 4 Shield Tunnel Station 50 3.10 Tianjin West Railway Station Metro Line 4 Shield Tunnel Station Schematic Plan 51 3.11 Tianjin West Railway Station Metro Line 4 Shield Tunnel Station Sectional Schematic Diagram 51 4.1 Tianjin Binhai Railway Station 54 4.2 Jinan West Railway Station 55 4.3 Laiyang Railway Station 55 4.4 Beijing South Railway Station, Elevated Levels of Traffic 58 4.5 Functional Layout of Railway Stations 60 4.6 Boarding Ticket Gate Location Diagram 62 4.7 Qingdao-Yong Chen Intercity Railway Jimo North Station Yard Layout 64 4.8 Line Side Station Buildings 65 4.9 End-Type Stations 65 4.10 Belowground Station Buildings 66 4.11 Aboveground Station Buildings 66 4.12 Complex Station Buildings 66 v Figures, Tables, and Images 4.13 Ground Level Station Structure—With Main Platform 68 4.14 Aboveground Station Structure 68 4.15 Belowground Station Structure 69 4.16 Coach Terminal Adjacent to the Interchange Hub in the Jinan West Railway Station 70 4.17 Integrated Layout of the Bus Station and the Interchange Hub 72 4.18 Bus Drop-Off Areas in the South