Train travellers as station manager?

Trade-offs in the distribution of space for access & egress facilities - A case study at station Nijmegen

Master thesis (2023)

Authors

O. de Waal Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Contributors

N. Mouter Transport and Logistics - TPM (supervisor 1)
N. van Oort Transport and Planning - CEG (supervisor 1)
J.A. Annema Transport and Logistics - TPM (supervisor 1)
Danique Ton NS Stations (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Civil Engineering & Geosciences
Copyright: © 2023 Olaf de Waal
Trade-offs Train Station Station development Access Egress Train traveller
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Published Date

10-07-2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Abstract

Train stations are developed by rail companies, for the benefit of travellers. Choices and trade-offs must be made. However, there are no guidelines on how to approach these trade-offs. This study aims to find out to what extent consulting train travellers from the station developer’s perspective contributes to making trade-offs in the development of train stations. We investigate how train travellers make a trade-off from the perspective of the station developer in comparison to professional station developers. Therefore, a consultation method is established using a qualitative and quantitative survey. The first part involves a trade-off in which the respondents have to distribute 100 points, representing the total available space, over eight access/egress facilities. It appears that both train travellers and station developers assign an increase or decrease in space to the same facilities. At the same time, we gain insight into how respondents approach the trade-off. Also, insight has been gained into a possible consultation method by which the making of trade-offs by train travellers and station developers can be investigated. For follow-up research, it is recommended to explore this approach for other trade-offs and in other contexts.