Research on intercity rail terminal area planning and land development

In recent years, China has witnessed an enormous investment in the construction of intercity PDL (Passenger Dedicated Line), while the operational losses for the built PDL are also quite normal due to low attendance. As an approach in land use planning around the station areas, TOD is widely applied to effectively optimize the urban space and enhance the land development profits. It is really a balanced strategy to find compensation for operational losses from the land development profits around station areas, and at the same time to make use of the passenger flow and commercial opportunities in those areas brought by rail transit. Zhuhai North Railway station is an important station on the Guangzhou-Zhuhai PDL, around which is mostly newly-added reclamation land with abundant land resources and a great potential for development. Sunk cost and perspective cost are the main development cost within 800 meters around the station areas, while development of residence, commerce and commercial offices are the main benefit sources. The net benefit can be used to compensate for the operational losses. This paper analyzes the pattern and advantages and disadvantages of Railway-city cooperative land development around the station areas, and then estimates the actual scale of land development based on the recommended pattern.