A Service-oriented Architecture for

The High-Speed Rail (HSR) was first constructed and operated in Japan in 1964. Today, several countries around Europe, Asia, and America have HSR services. As an emerged speedy ground transportation method, the HSR cooperates and competes with road, air, and water transportation and also contributes to economic development and passenger transportation. China proposed a National High-Speed Rail Network Plan in 2008 and began to build “JingHu Line,” which connects Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai, in the same year. This thesis focuses on the HSR construction in China, especially the construction of “JingHu Line. ” Beijing and Tianjin, the main cities served by this line, began to reconstruct the existing rail stations to meet the technical norms of HSRs. This thesis draws on existing literatures about urban development, urban form and high-speed rail station to evaluate the impact of the HSR station on the surrounding area. It specially focuses on the reconstruction of high speed rail station in Beijing and Tianjin to understand the connection between HSRs and other urban transport methods, the emergence of new urban spaces and the land-use change in the station area