Analysis of Metro Stations Network using various Centrality Measures

Abstract

In developed cities, transport plays a crucial role in the efficient movement of people from different parts of the town. Due to the extreme traffic congestion and pollution in metropolitan cities, it is important to highlight the efficiency of different metro stations to ensure long term sustainable development of the cities. Network failures can cause major disruptions to transportation and business operations that can lead to substantial economic and time loss. In this work, the network analysis of a city named ‘Delhi’ metro station in India is studied. Reviewing the efficiency measures of metro stations based on differ- ent centrality measures like degree, closeness, betweenness and eigenvector centrality measures are used for evaluating the level of utilization of metro stations in Delhi. Centrality measures are used to recognize the significant metro station, metro stations which are nearer to all the metro stations in the network, metro stations where passengers can relieve pressure from overcrowded places and near to which metro stations, passengers can take the choice of housing. Considering the results obtained, Kashmere Gate is identified as the most significant metro station in Delhi by comparing the centrality measures of various metro stations.

Keywords- Metro stations, Degree centrality, Betweenness centrality, Close- ness centrality, Eigenvector centrality.