School of Automotive and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen Polytechnic University, Shenzhen 518055, China
Email: gaolong@szpu.edu.cn (L.G.)
Manuscript received September 2, 2025; accepted December 14, 2025; published December 24, 2025.
Abstract—Urban rail transit in China is currently in an unconventional development stage. In the short term, this unconventional development has alleviated the backlog of lagging urban rail transit development in major cities and strongly supported the rapid urbanization process. At the same time, the development process also faces issues that need to be explored, mainly including whether to continue constructing urban rail transit and how to achieve sustainable construction. It is necessary to conduct in-depth analysis and propose solutions and development directions. Based on an analysis of the current situation of urban rail transit, major domestic and foreign investment and financing models, and the implementation effects of station-city integration, this paper puts forward key ideas: scientifically deciding the construction scale of urban rail transit from a long-term perspective and considering external benefits; introducing diversified investment entities to innovate investment and financing models; establishing a production-station-city integration planning mechanism through the “industry guidance-planning coordination-rail transit support” model; and establishing an integrated development mechanism for intercity rail transit in metropolitan areas and a multi-level cooperation and consultation mechanism among cities. These ideas aim to seek a breakthrough for the high-quality development of urban rail transit.
Keywords—urban rail transit, planning and construction, investment and financing models, production-station-city integration mechanism, coordination among multiple administrative subjects
Cite: Long Gao, "Discussion on Planning and Construction of Urban Rail Transit," International Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 235-241, 2025.
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