KOTI - Korea Transport institute

1. Introduction
1.1 Background and Purpose of the Study
1.2 Method of Study
2. Analysis of Changes in Spatial Structure in Metropolitan Areas
2.1 Definition of the Spatial Structure
2.2 Analyzing the Changes in the Spatial Structure in the Metropolitan Areas

3. Analyzing Changes in Spatial Structure in the Seoul Metropolitan Area and Metropolitan Railway Compatibility
3.1 Current Status and Characteristics of the Metropolitan Railway
3.2 Analyzing the Spatial Structure by Major Axis of the Metropolitan Railways
3.3 Analyzing the Spatial Structure of the Seoul Metropolitan area in Consideration of the Metropolitan Railway Networks and Adverse Effects
3.4 Analyzing Correlations between the Metropolitan Railway and the Spatial Structure
4. Construction and Operation Guidelines for Metropolitan Railway Networks to for Upcoming Changes in Spatial Structure
4.1 Analyzing Future Changes in the Centrality Index of Metropolitan Areas
4.2 Railway Service Provision Strategies for Major Metropolitan Railway Axes
4.2.1 The North-south Axis: Infrastructure Intensification Strategy (speed-up strategy for the major axes)
4.2.2 The Western Axis: Up-front Investment Strategies (development strategies for the main transport axes)
4.2.3 The Eastern Axis: Strategy to Enhance Spatial Vitalization (strategy to enhance the spatial attractiveness)
4.3 Metropolitan Railway Network Construction and Operation Guidelines for the Major Seoul Metropolitan Railway Axes
4.3.1 The Goyang-Paju Axis and Suwon-Seongnam Axis: Improvement in Metropolitan Railway Speeds
4.3.2 The Uijeongbu-Yangju Axis: Enhancement in Balanced Regional Development
4.3.3 The Namyangju xis, Icheon-Yeoju Axis: Provision of Space Revitalization Bases
4.3.4 The Incheon Axis: Pp-front Investment for the Future
4.4 Impact Analysis for the Improvement of Seoul Metropolitan Area Railways
5. Methods to Construct, Operate and Institutionalize Metropolitan Railway Networks