Abstract:At present, China"s urban rail transit is in the critical period of vigorous development. However, China has not formed a perfect calculation model and theory of the reasonable scale of urban rail transit network. Therefore, it is necessary to further explore the calculation method of the reasonable scale of urban rail transit network. Firstly, the influence factors of urban rail transit network scale are expounded from the aspects of national policy and transportation strategy, urban economic and social development level, urban scale and form, transportation demand and supply. Then, population, built-up area coverage, the gross domestic product(GDP), average daily passenger volume, proportion of urban rail transit in public transport and network load intensity are extracted as quantitative indicators. Thirdly, employing the impact indicator data of urban rail transit network scale in 21 cities of China over the years, a calculation model of urban rail transit network scale based on BP neural network is established. Finally, taking Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Changsha and Nanning as examples, the model is used to predict the reasonable scale of urban rail transit network in 2035, expecting to provide scientific evidence for urban rail transit network planning and to promote the sustainable development of urban transportation in China.