The quality of the international intercity train services within the Benelux

International train services generally have lower qualities and are less stable in time then domestic train services. The paper shows that this is also valid for cross-border services within the Benelux compared to domestic services in the Netherlands. The cross-border services have significantly lower qualities with respect to speed, detours,...

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Model complexities and requirements for multimodal transport network design: Assessment of classical, state-of-the-practice, and state-of-the-research models

In the aim for a more sustainable transport system, governments try to stimulate multimodal trip making by facilitating smooth transfers between modes. The assessment of related multimodal policy measures requires transport models that are capable of handling the complex nature of multimodality. This complexity sets requirements for adequate...

Data errors and their impacts, the case of DATELINE

DATELINE was the most important European project on long distance travelling. The paper discusses the magnitude of several kinds of data errors and the impact on the outcomes of analyses on travel volume and the association between variables.

Flexible public transport modelling for large urban areas

When modelling the choice of making multi-modal trips, many travel demand models lack flexibility in the specification of modes and consistency in the choice process. This causes problems in modelling the usage of the complex public transport systems of large urban areas. In this abstract, we apply the supernetwork approach to develop a route...

Service reliability in a network context: Impacts of synchronizing schedules in long headway services

This paper presents research on synchronization of transfers and its impact on service reliability from a passenger perspective. Passenger reliability is analyzed for the case of a multi-operator transfer node. A method is developed to calculate the passenger centered reliability indicators: additional travel time and reliability buffer time,...

Development of cycling and influential demand factors in the Netherlands

In the Netherlands, the share of the bicycle as the main mode in all person trips has been highly constant in the past three decades (about 27%). A constant share is remarkable because developments in this period were mainly unfavourable for bicycle use, like ageing of the population, growing number of immigrants, increasing car ownership, and a...

Tram of bus: Bestaat de trambonus?

De trambonus is in de vakwereld een veel besproken onderwerp. Er bestaat grote onduidelijk over het bestaan ervan. Met de trambonus wordt een meerwaarde bij gebruikers bedoeld die ertoe leidt dat een tram meer reizigers krijgt in vergelijking met de bus, wanneer een buslijn wordt omgezet naar een tramlijn. In dit onderzoek is de trambonus...

Data collection by serious gaming

Dynamic assessment of large scale multimodal transport systems

A disaggregate freight transport model of transport chain and shipment size choice

The field of freight transport modelling is relatively young compared to passenger transport modelling. However, some key issues in freight policy, like growing freight shares on the road, advanced logistics concepts or emerging strict freight transport regulations, have been creating increasing demand for freight transport models that satisfy...

The Effect of Operations Control on Reliability

Zoetermeer in The Netherlands. During peak hours the frequency on some trajectories is about 24 vehicles an hour. Dealing with these high frequencies and offering travelers a high quality product, according to waiting times as well as the probability of getting a seat, the operator designed a three step controlling philosophy. The first step is...