Research Article

Evaluating Railway Operation Safety Situation in China Based on an Improved TOPSIS Method: A Regional Perspective

Table 3

Names, symbols, quantification methods, and units for all situation indicators.

IndicatorSymbolQuantification methodUnit

Number of accidents
Number of accidents per unit turnover—/hundred million ton-kilometers
Accident grades
Structure of accident properties
Degree of accident correlation
The average recovery time of accidentsHour