Crowding in public transport systems: effects on users, operation and implications for the estimation of demand

A Tirachini, DA Hensher, JM Rose - … research part A: policy and practice, 2013 - Elsevier
The effects of high passenger density at bus stops, at rail stations, inside buses and trains
are diverse. This paper examines the multiple dimensions of passenger crowding related to …

Valuing of attributes influencing the attractiveness of suburban train service in Mumbai city: A stated preference approach

D Basu, JD Hunt - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2012 - Elsevier
The paper presents valuing of qualitative and quantitative travel attributes influencing the
attractiveness of suburban train service in Mumbai city, India. A stated preference …

Valuation of sitting and standing in metro trains using revealed preferences

A Tirachini, L Sun, A Erath, A Chakirov - Transport Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
The estimation of differences in the value of in-vehicle time sitting and standing is usually
made with stated choice (SC) data, partly due to the lack of revealed preference data. In this …

Crowding valuation in urban tram and bus transportation based on smart card data

M Yap, O Cats, B Van Arem - Transportmetrica A: Transport …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Crowding in public transport can be of major influence on passengers' travel experience and
therefore affect route and mode choice. In this study, crowding valuation for urban tram and …

Twenty years of rail crowding valuation studies: evidence and lessons from British experience

M Wardman, G Whelan - Transport reviews, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reviews evidence from British experience of the valuation of rail crowding
obtained over 20 years from 17 studies. It summarizes these studies, places some useful …

Discomfort in mass transit and its implication for scheduling and pricing

A De Palma, M Kilani, S Proost - Transportation Research Part B …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper discusses the formulation of crowding in public transport and its implications for
pricing, seating capacity and optimal scheduling. An analytical model is used to describe the …

The distribution of crowding costs in public transport: New evidence from Paris

L Haywood, M Koning - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Whilst congestion in automobile traffic increases trip durations, this is often not the case in
rail-based public transport where congestion rather leads to in-vehicle crowding, often …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the factors that impact public transport commuting satisfaction

M Cantwell, B Caulfield, M O'Mahony - Journal of public transportation, 2009 - Elsevier
The first objective of this research was to examine the level of stress caused by commuting
into Dublin city centre. The second objective was to determine the value placed on the …

Crowding cost estimation with large scale smart card and vehicle location data

D Hörcher, DJ Graham, RJ Anderson - Transportation Research Part B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Crowding discomfort is an external cost of public transport trips imposed on fellow
passengers that has to be measured in order to derive optimal supply-side decisions. This …

Identifying commuter preferences for existing modes and a proposed Metro in Sydney, Australia with special reference to crowding

DA Hensher, JM Rose, AT Collins - Public Transport, 2011 - Springer
Abstract In 2009, the New South Wales government announced that it would be proceeding
with a feasibility study to identify the patronage potential of a new Metro rail system for …