What Makes Urban Transportation Efficient? Evidence from Subway Transfer Stations in Korea

Subway stations have been proliferating underneath cosmopolitan metropolises with subway lines forming complex webs connected in strategic transfer stations. The efficiency of the subway system thus heavily weighs on the efficiency at these transfer stations. However, few studies have been conducted...

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Main Authors:	Changhee Kim, Soo Wook Kim, Hee Jay Kang, Seung-Min Song
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Series:	Sustainability
Subjects:	urban transportation subway transfer station transfer efficiency
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/11/2054

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spelling	doaj-15c15c4f479447ccbf0964ad4c5864792020-11-24T21:46:46ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502017-11-01911205410.3390/su9112054su9112054What Makes Urban Transportation Efficient? Evidence from Subway Transfer Stations in KoreaChanghee Kim0Soo Wook Kim1Hee Jay Kang2Seung-Min Song3College of Business Administration, Seoul National University, 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, KoreaCollege of Business Administration, Seoul National University, 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, KoreaCollege of Business Administration, Seoul National University, 1, Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, KoreaDepartment of Child and Family Welfare, The University of Suwon, San 45, Wau-ri, Bongdam-eup, Hwasung, Kyunggi 18323, KoreaSubway stations have been proliferating underneath cosmopolitan metropolises with subway lines forming complex webs connected in strategic transfer stations. The efficiency of the subway system thus heavily weighs on the efficiency at these transfer stations. However, few studies have been conducted on transfer efficiency at transfer stations due to the complexities involved. As the first study of its kind in the subway context, we analyze the transfer efficiency of the subway transfer stations in Seoul, one of the megacities in the world, and demonstrate how transfer efficiency can be analyzed using bootstrap-based DEA technique. Based on the results, we discuss the reasons behind the inefficiency of subway transfer stations and possible ways to improve them into efficient decision-making units.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/11/2054urban transportationsubway transfer stationtransfer efficiency
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author_facet	Changhee Kim Soo Wook Kim Hee Jay Kang Seung-Min Song
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title	What Makes Urban Transportation Efficient? Evidence from Subway Transfer Stations in Korea
title_short	What Makes Urban Transportation Efficient? Evidence from Subway Transfer Stations in Korea
title_full	What Makes Urban Transportation Efficient? Evidence from Subway Transfer Stations in Korea
title_fullStr	What Makes Urban Transportation Efficient? Evidence from Subway Transfer Stations in Korea
title_full_unstemmed	What Makes Urban Transportation Efficient? Evidence from Subway Transfer Stations in Korea
title_sort	what makes urban transportation efficient? evidence from subway transfer stations in korea
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Sustainability
issn	2071-1050
publishDate	2017-11-01
description	Subway stations have been proliferating underneath cosmopolitan metropolises with subway lines forming complex webs connected in strategic transfer stations. The efficiency of the subway system thus heavily weighs on the efficiency at these transfer stations. However, few studies have been conducted on transfer efficiency at transfer stations due to the complexities involved. As the first study of its kind in the subway context, we analyze the transfer efficiency of the subway transfer stations in Seoul, one of the megacities in the world, and demonstrate how transfer efficiency can be analyzed using bootstrap-based DEA technique. Based on the results, we discuss the reasons behind the inefficiency of subway transfer stations and possible ways to improve them into efficient decision-making units.
topic	urban transportation subway transfer station transfer efficiency
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/11/2054
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What Makes Urban Transportation Efficient? Evidence from Subway Transfer Stations in Korea

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