Urban Rail Transit is an interdisciplinary and open-access journal that provides a platform for scientists, researchers and engineers of urban rail transit

• Covers topics in urban rail transportation operation and management, design and planning, civil engineering, equipment and systems and other related topics.
• Promote academic discussions and technical exchanges among peers.
• Also reports important news on the development and operating experience of urban rail transit and related government policies, laws, guidelines, and regulations.
• Beijing Urban Rapid Rail Transit Press Co. Ltd covers the article-processing charges for a select number of articles.
• The journal operates a double-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers do not know the names or affiliations of the authors and the reviewer reports provided to the authors are anonymous.
  
  
  Founding Honorary Chief Editor
  Zhongheng Shi, deceased 2024