User Profile, Trip Profile, and Perception of Bus Commuters in Delhi, India

A large number of working people travel by bus in Delhi. At present 41% of total vehicular trips are made by bus; however, the mode share of bus trip has reduced from the 60% observed in 2001. If high share of bus trips has to be retained in future, specific policy interventions may be required based on the needs and perceptions of commuters. The socioeconomic profile, trip profile, and perception of current bus commuters regarding bus fare, safety, security, directness, accessibility, crowdedness, and punctuality can significantly help in framing the future guidelines for bus systems. In this study, a survey of current bus commuters is conducted and revealed that 18%, 38%, and 9% belong to a car, motorcycle, and bicycle owing household respectively, and 47% do not own any vehicle at household. Multiple linear regression is performed and results show that student commuters travel shorter distances compared to others. Responses with strong statistical significance reveal that bus fare, safety, security, directness, and accessibility are attributes that do not inhibit the use of buses. Responses also reveal with a strong statistical significance that crowdedness is an attribute that inhibits them to use buses. Further, a Multinomial Logistic regression based analysis reveals that the buses are relatively more safe & secure for male commuters as compared to female counter part.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE90 Transportation in the Developing Countries.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Suman, Hemant K
  • Bolia, Nomesh B
  • Tiwari, Geetam
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
• Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 13p
• Monograph Title: TRB 94th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus travel; Commuters; Persons and personal characteristics; Travel behavior
• Geographic Terms: Delhi (India)
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01551797
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 15-0538
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 27 2015 11:24AM