MODELING RAIL ACCESS MODE AND STATION CHOICE
Access mode and station choice by commuter rail and subway users are modeled using morning peak-period work trip commuting in the greater Toronto, Ontario, area as a case study. Based on observed station choice behavior, rules for determining access station choice sets for both commuter rail and subway were developed. For commuter rail, the two closest stations on the two closest lines (relative to the worker's place of residence) define the access station choice set. For automobile access to the subway, the five closest subway stations define the choice set. A nested logit model of commuter rail access mode and station and a multinomial logit model of subway automobile access station choice were then developed. Consistent with the findings of other researchers, credible models of access mode and station choice were obtained. Directions identified for further work include testing alternative overall main mode plus access choice structures, properly capturing parking supply and price effects with these models, developing improved representations of the automobile passenger mode, and development of improved network modeling software for dealing with "mixed" modes of travel.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1413, Innovations in Travel Behavior Analysis, Demand Forecasting, and Modeling Networks. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Fan, Kai-Sheng
- Miller, Eric J
- Badoe, Daniel
- Publication Date: 1993
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 49-59
- Monograph Title: Innovations in travel behavior analysis, demand forecasting, and modeling networks
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1413
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Commuters; Future; Logits; Mode choice; Multinomial logits; Railroad stations; Research; Route choice; Subway stations
- Uncontrolled Terms: Future research; Nested logit models
- Geographic Terms: Toronto (Canada)
- Old TRIS Terms: Access modes; Station choices
- Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00642424
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309055601
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 23 1994 12:00AM