Travel satisfaction and rail accessibility

Authors

Jingtong Zhai
Wenjie Wu
Yanwen Yun
Bin Jia
Yeran Sun
Qiaoqiao Wang

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2021

Subject Area

mode - rail, place - asia, place - urban, land use - impacts, planning - surveys, ridership - commuting, infrastructure - station

Keywords

travel satisfaction, rail accessibility, commuting

Abstract

Rail stations located in residential environments provide significant amenities to the travel-related satisfaction of residents. Using an individual survey conducted in Beijing in 2013, this paper applies multilevel models to explore the association between travel satisfaction and rail accessibility, controlling for residential self-selection, socio-demographics, and neighborhood characteristics. We differentiate between station adjacent and non-adjacent residential locations to reveal non-linear association over space. We consider the effect of rail accessibility changes on travel satisfaction. The results suggest that rail accessibility improvements generate significant impacts on residents’ satisfaction with commuting convenience. The findings suggest the important role of the spatial placement of rail transit infrastructure on people’s subjective wellbeing with travel.

Rights

Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Elsevier, copyright remains with them.

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Recommended Citation

Zhai, J., Wu, W., Yun, Y., Jia, B., Sun, Y., & Wang, Q. (2021). Travel satisfaction and rail accessibility. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol. 100, 103052.