A Study on the Energy and Environmental Efficiency of Urban Train System

Jin Sik Kim; Im Hack Lee; Jin Soo Park; Kyoung Bin Lee; Shin Do Kim

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A Study on the Energy and Environmental Efficiency of Urban Train System

Jin Sik Kim, Im Hack Lee, Jin Soo Park, Kyoung Bin Lee, Shin Do Kim

Published in American Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (Volume 1, Issue 4)

Received: 8 November 2016 Accepted: 9 December 2016 Published: 6 January 2017

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The urban train system is known as an energy-efficient and environmentally-efficient public transportation system. In this study, we suggest the method of constructing spatially the most realistic CO₂ emission inventory by using a bottom-up approach with actual traffic amounts of urban train. We also developed the energy efficiency and the environmental efficiency of urban trains and we compared them with the other transport system in Seoul. As a result, the urban train system was shown as highly energy-efficient and environmentally-efficient public transportation system. The energy efficiency of the urban trains of Seoul were calculated as 58 ~ 111 kcal/p∙km, which was about one-tenth of the level of sedans and one-fourth the level of busses. The environmental efficiency was calculated 12 ~ 22 gCO₂/p∙km, which was about one-eighteenth the level of sedans and one-fifth the level of busses.

Published in	American Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (Volume 1, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajtte.20160104.13
Page(s)	53-59
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Greenhouse-gas, Emission factor, Urban train, Source inventory, Bottom-up approach

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Jin Sik Kim, Im Hack Lee, Jin Soo Park, Kyoung Bin Lee, Shin Do Kim. (2017). A Study on the Energy and Environmental Efficiency of Urban Train System. American Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, 1(4), 53-59. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajtte.20160104.13

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Jin Sik Kim; Im Hack Lee; Jin Soo Park; Kyoung Bin Lee; Shin Do Kim. A Study on the Energy and Environmental Efficiency of Urban Train System. Am. J. Traffic Transp. Eng. 2017, 1(4), 53-59. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtte.20160104.13

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Jin Sik Kim, Im Hack Lee, Jin Soo Park, Kyoung Bin Lee, Shin Do Kim. A Study on the Energy and Environmental Efficiency of Urban Train System. Am J Traffic Transp Eng. 2017;1(4):53-59. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtte.20160104.13

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Jin Sik Kim

Institute of Urban Sciences, the University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Im Hack Lee

Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Jin Soo Park

Department of Climate and Air Quality Research, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, South Korea
Kyoung Bin Lee

Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Shin Do Kim

Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

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Jin Sik Kim, Im Hack Lee, Jin Soo Park, Kyoung Bin Lee, Shin Do Kim. A Study on the Energy and Environmental Efficiency of Urban Train System. Am J Traffic Transp Eng. 2017;1(4):53-59. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtte.20160104.13

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