Development of Building Information Model–Enabled Facility Management for Metro Rail Stations

The facility management (FM) of the metro rail is a complex and challenging task due to numerous station facilities, their operational interdependencies, and limited historical maintenance data. While there have been a few studies on building information modeling (BIM) implementation for metro rail projects (MRPs), BIM–enabled FM for MRP studies are still limited. This study aims to develop a BIM–enabled FM workflow to transform the traditional project delivery process (TPDP) into a digital project delivery process (DPDP) for MRP leveraging open standards from the Industry Foundation Class (IFC) as a data exchange format. The workflow developed was validated using a case study of a metro rail station and its application was evaluated. The findings of the evaluation highlight that the workflow developed was highly applicable for maintenance tracking and document management of station facilities. The main contribution of this research is that the workflow developed addresses the challenges associated with TPDP, enables digital data transfer and interoperability, and enhances facility information retrieval and bidirectional communication within the BIM–enabled FM platform.