Bibliographic Information
Shin, Ye-Kyeong. “A Study on the Institutional Limitations in Planning Railway Facilities on Urban Streets—Focused on the Above-Ground Protrusions of Urban Railway Stations.” Journal of the Korea Institute of Spatial Design, 19(1), pp. 713–724, 2024.
ISSN 1976-4405
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35216/kisd.2024.19.1.713
Research Summary
This study analyzes the installation standards, planning procedures, and spatial limitations of above-ground facilities at underground urban railway stations, including entrances, ventilation openings, elevators, and emergency stairs. These stations are used by approximately 5.9 million passengers each day.
The locations of these facilities were found to be determined primarily by accessibility, underground structures, construction conditions, costs, and land ownership, while pedestrian circulation and the urban landscape were addressed only passively. Because subway stations are planned mainly as civil engineering structures attached to railway lines, integrating above-ground facilities with the streetscape is difficult during the early planning stage.
The study therefore proposes integrated guidelines covering functionality, safety, pedestrian environments, and landscape design, as well as detailed spatial review criteria for technical consultations and landscape deliberations during the planning and detailed-design stages.