no24-30

[26] Differences among Four Quadrant Urban Areas around Stations Divided by Intersecting Railroad Lines

- From the view of Land Use and Connectivity

○Ryosuke Sato¹, Jun Okada², Fumihiko Nakamura², Atsushi Deguchi² (1. NIHON SEKKEI, INC., 2. The University of Tokyo)

Keywords:Railroad Station, Around the Station, Railroad's Intersecting, Urban Divide, Commercial Accumulation

“Intersect stations”, where railroad lines intersect at an angle, are highly important because of multiple lines serving, but they also have a special urban form with many restrictions, such as the area around the station is divided into four “Quadrant urban areas” by intersecting railroad lines. This paper revealed the differences in land use among quadrants in 25 selected intersect stations in Tokyo area, then verified for differences in land use from the view of the disparity among quadrants in terms of connectivity of ticket gates and easiness of walking around the station area. As a result, it was found that differences in land use among quadrants are likely to occur at intersect stations.