FARE ELASTICITIES ON INTER URBAN AND RURAL BUS SERVICES

The principal aim of this study was to establish a series of values for fare elasticity for different types of bus service outside major urban areas. A selection of routes were sampled and surveys are described in the Sheffield-Doncaster area and the Morpeth area. The routes were chosen to include inter-urban, rural and small town services, to determine the short and medium term effects of a fare increase. The study was to examine not only the number of journeys, but also the changes in journey length and purpose. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Polytechnic of Central London, England

  35 Marylebone Road
  London NW1,   England 
• Authors:
  • Heels, P
  • White, P R
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 77 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transportation; Buses; Data collection; Demand; Economic efficiency; Elasticity (Mechanics); Fares; Intercity bus lines; Intercity transportation; Length; Public transit; Rural areas; Small towns; Surveys; Travel; Trip length; Trip purpose
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Increase
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 285: Demand (econ); 5911: Efficiency; 5912: Elasticity; 9032: Increase; 388: Inter urban; 698: Journey; 6488: Length; 744: Public transport; 328: Rural area; 241: Tariff; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163127
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1981 12:00AM