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An empirical study of railway station access mode choice

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dc.contributor.authorMeng, L.
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, M.A.P.
dc.contributor.authorScrafton, D.
dc.contributor.conference39th Australasian Transport Research Forum, ATRF 2017 (27 Nov 2017 - 29 Nov 2017 : Auckland, New Zealand)
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis paper discusses residents’ preferences regarding train travel with a focus on mode choice behaviour for railway station access modes of car, bus, bicycle and walk. Train transit is perceived as a stable and punctual service, yet in low density and car oriented cities, train services are ignored by travelers. The general issue is that train stations are often too difficult to access. This paper utilizes stated preference data to help identify significant factors in train access mode choices on a case study of a rail corridor. The findings uncover that walking distance, bus access, waiting time for bus, car access and car park availability are statistically significant. When considering the choice heterogeneity, time of day is related to the walk mode, and it also impacts the choice between car and bus access modes to the station. Sociodemographic factors of age, income and gender also influence mode choice and should always be considered in policy strategy. Further policy recommendations in this paper include to provide sheltered walkways and shaded cycling paths, improve feeder bus services to railway stations and increase station services to create a safer environment that can attract more train users. This study also indicates that transit nodes adjacent to urban precinct developments that provide a shorter accessing distance would help to reduce car usage and should be a continuous focus in urban planning.
dc.identifier.citationATRF 2017 - Australasian Transport Research Forum 2017, Proceedings, 2017, pp.1-25
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/139694
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherATRF - Australasian Transport Research Forum
dc.publisher.placeNew Zealand
dc.rightsCopyright 2017 ATRF - Australasian Transport Research Forum
dc.source.urihttps://australasiantransportresearchforum.org.au/an-empirical-study-of-railway-station-access-mode-choice/
dc.subjectfeeder bus
dc.subjectpark and ride
dc.subjectrail travel
dc.subjectrailway station precinct design
dc.subjecttransit connection
dc.titleAn empirical study of railway station access mode choice
dc.typeConference paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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