The environmental impacts of various rail passenger ticketing options in Japan

This paper quantifies the environmental impacts of the different rail ticketing options available in Japan. It is found that, in terms of their increasing impacts, the ranking is the rechargeable smart card system, the limited use plastic card, and the one-use paper ticket. Touch-and-go ticketing impacts are higher because of limited ticket reuse levels and higher gate energy consumption, especially during standby periods.

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  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920911000277
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
• Authors:
  • Dlamini, Ndumiso G
• Publication Date: 2011-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 365-371
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy consumption; Environmental impacts; Rail transit; Railroad transportation; Smart cards; Ticketing; Tickets
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Environment; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01342135
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 21 2011 9:27AM