SASTGCN: Semantic-Augmented Spatio-temporal graph convolutional network for subway flow prediction

Deep learning based subway passenger flow prediction was widely employed to promote prediction accuracy, which is crucial for subway management and commercial infrastructure planning. However, the existing work ignored the semantic similarity inherent in the subway stations function, which can extra...

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Main Authors: Shiyuan Jin, Changfeng Jing, Sheng Yao, Yushan Zhang, Pu Zhao, Jinlong Zhang
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Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
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Changfeng Jing
Sheng Yao
Yushan Zhang
Pu Zhao
Jinlong Zhang
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Sheng Yao
Yushan Zhang
Pu Zhao
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description Deep learning based subway passenger flow prediction was widely employed to promote prediction accuracy, which is crucial for subway management and commercial infrastructure planning. However, the existing work ignored the semantic similarity inherent in the subway stations function, which can extract passengers and enhance prediction accuracy. In this work, a Semantic-Augmented Spatio-temporal Graph Convolutional Network (SASTGCN) model was proposed, which considered semantic similarity, spatiotemporal correlations and spatial heterogeneity to realize the passenger inflow and outflow prediction. The station function was derived from travel characteristics of passengers by data-driven method. The spatiotemporal block including Topology Adaptive Graph Convolutional Network (TAGCN) and ConvNeXt, constructed adaptive spatial topology, depthwise separable convolution and expanded receptive fields to capture spatiotemporal correlations and spatial heterogeneity. The SASTGCN model was validated with the card swiping data in Shanghai, the prediction ability and error analysis results demonstrated the performance outperform nine baseline methods, and the accuracy was improved by approximately 21%. The proposed model can provide inspiration for the follow-up research of passenger flow prediction, traffic pattern recognition and dynamic scheduling.
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spelling doaj-art-30cf4d32d6b546f6a2a4a62d893078cd2025-08-20T03:49:42ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation1569-84322025-05-0113910453010.1016/j.jag.2025.104530SASTGCN: Semantic-Augmented Spatio-temporal graph convolutional network for subway flow predictionShiyuan Jin0Changfeng Jing1Sheng Yao2Yushan Zhang3Pu Zhao4Jinlong Zhang5Langfang Integrated Natural Resources Survey Center, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, China; School of Geomatics and Urban Spatial Informatics, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, ChinaSchool of Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences Beijing, Beijing 100083, China; School of Geomatics and Urban Spatial Informatics, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China; Corresponding author at: China University of Geoscience Beijing, China.School of Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences Beijing, Beijing 100083, ChinaLangfang Integrated Natural Resources Survey Center, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, ChinaLangfang Integrated Natural Resources Survey Center, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, ChinaLangfang Integrated Natural Resources Survey Center, China Geological Survey, Langfang 065000, ChinaDeep learning based subway passenger flow prediction was widely employed to promote prediction accuracy, which is crucial for subway management and commercial infrastructure planning. However, the existing work ignored the semantic similarity inherent in the subway stations function, which can extract passengers and enhance prediction accuracy. In this work, a Semantic-Augmented Spatio-temporal Graph Convolutional Network (SASTGCN) model was proposed, which considered semantic similarity, spatiotemporal correlations and spatial heterogeneity to realize the passenger inflow and outflow prediction. The station function was derived from travel characteristics of passengers by data-driven method. The spatiotemporal block including Topology Adaptive Graph Convolutional Network (TAGCN) and ConvNeXt, constructed adaptive spatial topology, depthwise separable convolution and expanded receptive fields to capture spatiotemporal correlations and spatial heterogeneity. The SASTGCN model was validated with the card swiping data in Shanghai, the prediction ability and error analysis results demonstrated the performance outperform nine baseline methods, and the accuracy was improved by approximately 21%. The proposed model can provide inspiration for the follow-up research of passenger flow prediction, traffic pattern recognition and dynamic scheduling.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569843225001773Subway passenger flow predictionFunctional semanticsGraph convolution networksMulti-component
spellingShingle Shiyuan Jin
Changfeng Jing
Sheng Yao
Yushan Zhang
Pu Zhao
Jinlong Zhang
SASTGCN: Semantic-Augmented Spatio-temporal graph convolutional network for subway flow prediction
International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
Subway passenger flow prediction
Functional semantics
Graph convolution networks
Multi-component
title SASTGCN: Semantic-Augmented Spatio-temporal graph convolutional network for subway flow prediction
title_full SASTGCN: Semantic-Augmented Spatio-temporal graph convolutional network for subway flow prediction
title_fullStr SASTGCN: Semantic-Augmented Spatio-temporal graph convolutional network for subway flow prediction
title_full_unstemmed SASTGCN: Semantic-Augmented Spatio-temporal graph convolutional network for subway flow prediction
title_short SASTGCN: Semantic-Augmented Spatio-temporal graph convolutional network for subway flow prediction
title_sort sastgcn semantic augmented spatio temporal graph convolutional network for subway flow prediction
topic Subway passenger flow prediction
Functional semantics
Graph convolution networks
Multi-component
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569843225001773
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