THE OVERALL JOURNEY TIME AS COMPARED WITH TRAVELLING TIME IN LOCAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT

DIE FAHRZCITAEQUIVALENTE REISEZEIT IM OEFFENTLICHEN PERSONENNAHVERKEHR

The journey time is composed of different elements, to which different weighting factors should be applied, so as to which different weighting factors should be applied, so as to give them a value corresponding to the passenger's psychological attitude to each different aspect of the journey. The author analyses weighting factors for walking time, waiting time, and time spent catching connections. He then illustrates with examples the influence of the weighting factor of these times and of frequency of the service on the overall journey.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Schmidt (Erich) Verlag

  Herforderstrasse 10
  4800 Bielefeld,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Walther, K
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 271-275
• Serial:
  • VERKEHR UND TECHNIK
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Firmware-Entwicklung, Lumino GmbH
  • ISSN: 0340-4536

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Human factors; Passengers; Psychological aspects; Scheduling; Travel demand
• Old TRIS Terms: Analytical techniques
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129295
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 19 1981 12:00AM