Critical Station Identification and Vulnerability Assessment of Metro Networks Based on Dynamic DomiRank and Flow DomiGCN
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: To enhance the resilience and sustainability of urban metro systems under operational uncertainties and external disturbances, critical station identification and vulnerability assessment should be further investigated from the perspective of network science. In this paper, the presented comprehensive clustering algorithm and the Pearson correlation coefficient are adopted to explore the origin-destination (OD) passenger flow characteristics on different date classifications, and the different dates should be reasonably classified into three categories, including working day, weekends, and holiday. Meanwhile, this paper proposes the dynamic DomiRank algorithm and flow DomiGCN model to identify critical stations from network structure and function on different data classifications respectively, and further studies the vulnerability property of metro networks under simulated attacks. The Shanghai metro network is selected as case to prove the feasibility and correctness of the model. The results show that the dynamic DomiRank algorithm is relatively effective to identify critical stations from network structure, and the flow DomiGCN model is also relatively effective to identify critical stations from network function. Moreover, simulated attacks to these critical stations detected by the proposed methods can cause more damages than the other methods. These findings provide some supports for protection of metro infrastructure and contribute to the sustainable operation and development of urban rail transit systems.
Source: Sustainability
DOI: 10.3390/su18041781
Authors: Jianhua Zhang, Wenqing Li, Fei Li, Bo Song
Language: English
Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,896
Awards: G2801010484, G4842988550
OpenAlex ID: W7128434846