Pricing strategies for public transport

The study looked at the trade-off between price and quality for bus and train users in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington. After reviewing the literature, a survey of 12,557 bus and rail passengers on over 1,000 bus and train services was undertaken in 2012/13 using a stated preference (SP) and a rating questionnaire. The SP questionnaire presented a set of pair-wise choices. The rating questionnaire enabled valued vehicle and stop/station quality to be valued on a percentage scale from 0% (very poor) to very good (100%). The vehicle ratings were compared with ‘objective’ data such as bus age; the rail station ratings were compared with objective such as ‘years since last refurbishment’; and the bus stop ratings were compared with perceived data on facility provision such as seating. A set of explanatory rating models were then developed, which in combination with the SP results, enabled vehicle and stop/station quality to be valued in terms of fare and in-vehicle time.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/research/reports/565/
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• Corporate Authors:

  New Zealand Transport Agency

  Private Bag 6995, Wellington 6141, New Zealand
  Wellington,    
• Authors:
  • DOUGLAS, N
• Publication Date: 2016-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 3 files
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 565

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Costs; Economics; Fares; Level of service; Payment; Public transit; Questionnaires; Railroad transportation; Stated preferences; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interviews
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• ATRI Terms: Bus; Cost; Fare; Public transport; Questionnaire; Rail transport; Stated preference; Transport economics; Transport performance; Urban transport
• ITRD Terms: 744: Public transport
• Subject Areas: Economics; Public Transportation; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01607893
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 9780478445039
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 22 2016 10:33AM