Crossing Europe asleep, not aloft
Modelling night train demand potential for maximum air-rail substitution
D.S. Dietzenbacher (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)
Rob Goverde – Mentor (TU Delft - Transport, Mobility and Logistics)
Niels Van Oort – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Transport, Mobility and Logistics)
Nejc Geržinic – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Transport, Mobility and Logistics)
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Abstract
This thesis addresses a hypothetical scenario in which all flights within most of Europe are substituted by rail and estimates the resulting additional rail demand, with a focus on night train demand. Routes, cities and countries with high potential for (night) trains under maximum air-rail substitution are highlighted, and rolling stock requirements are estimated. Several research gaps regarding long-distance travel behaviour and mode choice are shown to require assumptions in the modelling approach; the results are indicative of areas with higher demand potential for night trains than others.