The need for advanced public transport information services when making transfers

E.J.E. Molin; C.G. Chorus; R. Sloten, van

The need for advanced public transport information services when making transfers

E.J.E. Molin, C.G. Chorus, R. Sloten, van

Urban Planning and Transportation

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Abstract

This paper reports on a stated choice experiment examining the determinants of travelers' need and willingness to pay for advanced public transport information services. Intercity train travelers are asked to choose among information services that varied in type of information provided by the services, precision of provided dynamic travel time estimates, whether or not the system can provide information unasked for and price. Respondents made these choices conditional on a specified context, denoting the level of perceived unreliability in travel conditions. The modeling results indicate that as hypothesized, transferring during the trip, especially towards low frequency connections, induces a larger need for travel information, a higher preference for services that can provide advice and a higher willingness to pay for information. However, the choice for information services is highly price sensitive, which suggest a low willingness to pay in general.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 86th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2007 (TRB 86) 21-25 January 2007, Washington D.C., USA : Compendium of papers CD-ROM
Editors	A.N.R. Silva, da, L.C.L. Souza, de
Place of Publication	Washington D.C., USA
Publisher	CUPUM
Pages	07-0549-1/14
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	86th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting - Washington, United States Duration: 21 Jan 2007 → 25 Jan 2007

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Conference	86th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	21/01/07 → 25/01/07

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Molin, E. J. E., Chorus, C. G., & Sloten, van, R. (2007). The need for advanced public transport information services when making transfers. In A. N. R. Silva, da, & L. C. L. Souza, de (Eds.), Proceedings of the 86th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2007 (TRB 86) 21-25 January 2007, Washington D.C., USA : Compendium of papers CD-ROM (pp. 07-0549-1/14). CUPUM.

Molin, E.J.E. ; Chorus, C.G. ; Sloten, van, R. / The need for advanced public transport information services when making transfers. Proceedings of the 86th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2007 (TRB 86) 21-25 January 2007, Washington D.C., USA : Compendium of papers CD-ROM. editor / A.N.R. Silva, da ; L.C.L. Souza, de. Washington D.C., USA : CUPUM, 2007. pp. 07-0549-1/14

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Molin, EJE, Chorus, CG & Sloten, van, R 2007, The need for advanced public transport information services when making transfers. in ANR Silva, da & LCL Souza, de (eds), Proceedings of the 86th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2007 (TRB 86) 21-25 January 2007, Washington D.C., USA : Compendium of papers CD-ROM. CUPUM, Washington D.C., USA, pp. 07-0549-1/14, 86th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 21/01/07.

The need for advanced public transport information services when making transfers. / Molin, E.J.E.; Chorus, C.G.; Sloten, van, R.
Proceedings of the 86th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2007 (TRB 86) 21-25 January 2007, Washington D.C., USA : Compendium of papers CD-ROM. ed. / A.N.R. Silva, da; L.C.L. Souza, de. Washington D.C., USA: CUPUM, 2007. p. 07-0549-1/14.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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