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| Target layer | Criterion layer | Index layer | Description |
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| Evaluation of urban rail transit systems | Regional economy | Total GDP (E1) | Annual gross regional product |
| Investment in urban infrastructure (E2) | Annual city investment in the engineering and social infrastructure necessary for survival and development |
| Investment in traffic service (E3) | Annual investment in necessary tools for transportation, such as machinery and equipment and communication equipment |
| Population density along the rail (E4) | Average number of people per unit area of land along urban rail lines per year |
| Social resources | Number of hospital beds (S1) | Total number of people using beds in all hospitals within the urban rail system per year |
| Number of park visitors (S2) | Total number of people visiting all parks within the urban rail system per year |
| Number of mall patrons (S3) | Total number of people patronaging all shopping malls within the urban rail system per year |
| Total number of jobs along the rail (S4) | Total number of jobs along urban rail lines that provide money-making opportunities for citizens per year |
| Total number of students enrolled along the rail (S5) | Total number of students enrolled in all schools along the urban rail line per year |
| Building area of houses along the rail (S6) | Total above-ground floor space along urban rail lines per year |
| Rail transit | Urban rail mileage (T1) | Total length of lines in normal operation in the urban rail system |
| Daily average flow of rail transit (T2) | Daily passenger volume of urban rail system |
| Peak hourly cross-sectional flow (T3) | The peak number of passengers passing through each section of the rail line in the same direction per unit time |
| Rail transit share (T4) | The ratio of trips made by urban residents choosing rail transit to total trips |
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