Passengers’ valuations of train seating layout, position and occupancy

The layout of seating within train carriages, of which there are numerous possibilities, and also the occupancy of that seating can be expected to impact on passengers’ experiences of a train journey. However, there is very little evidence on how rail passengers value different seating experiences. On the back of exploratory research, and including attitudinal evidence, this paper provides significant and original insights into rail passengers’ preferences in this area. The primary evidence base is a Stated Preference experiment, complemented by a novel Revealed Preference exercise that uses closed circuit television (CCTV) footage to observe where rail passengers prefer to sit. The valuations, expressed as travel time multipliers, obtained from the Stated Preference exercise are generally plausible and exhibit a wide range according to the precise seating configuration, the occupancy level and the seating position within a layout. The innovative Revealed Preference analysis provides an encouraging degree of support to the Stated Preference results which, reassuringly, can themselves be reconciled with related valuations widely used in the railway industry in Britain and also the findings of the exploratory and attitudinal research. Whilst they are interested here solely in obtaining valuations, the authors demonstrate how they can be used in demand forecasting.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2015.01.007
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856415000154
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Wardman, Mark
  • Murphy, Paul
• Publication Date: 2015-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 222-238
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0965-8564
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Layout; Passenger trains; Passengers; Revealed preferences; Seats; Stated preferences; Travel demand; Valuation; Vehicle occupancy
• Geographic Terms: Britain
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I90: Vehicles;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01561393
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 2015 9:48AM