Institute of Transportation, MOTC

Meng-Tsung Lu, 2006.08
Feng Chia University - Graduate Institute of Traffic and Transportation Engineering and Management

　　As the safe, reliable, comfortable and high-speed passenger rail is expected to contribute significantly to intercity passenger travel, lack of good access or egress transport services at Taiwan HSR stations may create potential problems. The objectives of this research are to develop disaggregate mode choice models that can identify important variables influencing the choice of HSR egress modes, and to propose strategies for improvement of accessibility to HSR stations. Because the Taiwan HSR is not yet available, the stated preference approach was applied to collect data on behavioral response to egress modes. The empirical results of the multinomial logit and nested logit choice models reveal that egress time, egress cost, personal income, number of baggage, and pay or reimburse travel expense are significant variables associated with the choice of HSR egress modes. The planned or new egress mode services, such as rapid transit systems and rail branch lines, can attract significant proportions of potentail HSR travelers. Respondents are more sensitive to the changes in egress time than egress cost, especially for public modes of transportation. Suggestions on improvements of HSR access or egress mode services are proposed.