Intercity Travel Behaviors with the Introduction of High-Speed Rail

As high-speed railway (HSR) in China has experienced rapid development in recent years; China has entered a high-speed rail era. Thus, it's interesting and necessary to investigate the intercity passengers' travel behavior before and after the introduction of high-speed rail. Taking Beijing-Tianjin intercity high-speed rail for example, this paper starts from the basis of 1666 passenger surveys collected in Beijing South Railway Station in April 2011. The before-and-after data demonstrate how intercity travel behavior has changed with the introduction of high-speed rail. Specifically, shifts in four travel behavior variables (intercity mode split, trip activity, round-trip frequency, and round-trip return time) are analyzed. Several striking shifts are apparent. Firstly, Beijing-Tianjin intercity high-speed rail has mainly attracted passengers who selected conventional rail previously. Then, passengers' trip activities have changed from single to multiple trips. Finally, there is a considerable increase in round-trip frequency and a decrease in round-trip return time.

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  • https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784412442.182
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  • © 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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• Authors:
  • Liu, Jian
  • 0000-0001-8368-6228
  • Zhang, Ning
• Conference:
  • Twelfth COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals
  • Location: Beijing , China
  • Date: 2012-8-3 to 2012-8-6
• Publication Date: 2012-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1793-1801
• Monograph Title: CICTP 2012: Multimodal Transportation Systems—Convenient, Safe, Cost-Effective, Efficient

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; High speed rail; Intercity transportation; Transit riders; Travel behavior
• Identifier Terms: Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway Line
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01505408
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784412442
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Jan 27 2014 11:03AM