VALUE OF TIME IN INTER-CITY TRAVEL

The author discusses inter-city travel in Sweden and compares different modes of transport from distance and developmental points of view. He mentions six parameters of modal split inter-city travel, two of which he considers are growing in importance, viz. Availability and speed. The relation between speed and fares can in a competitive situation be illustrated by the parameter "price per hour saved." The modal split between air and rail traffic is shown to have a high correlation with this concept. An analysis has been performed on railway service in Sweden and on air services in intra European traffic, showing high elasticity in the market with respect to frequency of service in public means of transport. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

  Stockholm,   Sweden  SE-100 44
• Authors:
  • Bjoerkman, B
• Publication Date: 1973

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 25 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 37

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Aircraft; Automobiles; Buses; Costs; Fares; High speed rail; Intercity transportation; Intercity travel; Level of service; Modal split; Mode choice; Mode S; Passengers; Private transportation; Public transit; Railroad transportation; Railroads; Scheduling; Speed; Tariffs; Transportation modes; Travel demand; Travel time; Triaxial shear tests; Trip length
• Identifier Terms: Statens Jarnvagar
• Geographic Terms: Sweden
• Old TRIS Terms: Railway
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 1243: Car; 224: Cost; 388: Inter urban; 697: Journey time; 653: Level of service; 675: Modal split; 746: Private transport; 744: Public transport; 1063: Railway network; 5408: Speed; 8109: Sweden; 241: Tariff
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097063
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: R&D Rpt.
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1975 12:00AM