Who uses night trains and why? A mixed-method study profiling night train users in Switzerland

IF 5.1 2区 工程技术 Q1 TRANSPORTATION
Tiziano Gerosa, Francesca Cellina
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Abstract

Addressing air travel demand is a key open challenge in transitioning to a low-carbon society. In Switzerland, where most flights are from/to nearby European countries, their substitution with night train services is a promising alternative. However, still little research investigates whether the demand for night trains is well-established and the motivations behind it. We aim to bridge this gap through a mixed-method study involving 389 Swiss residents who travelled by night train in 2022/23. A web survey was first conducted to identify latent classes of participants based on their daily and long-distance travel mode choices and evaluate relevant predictors of class membership. Participants of each class were then randomly selected to be involved in an in-depth interview on personal experiences and motivations underlying their choices. Results identify three classes of travellers distinguished by a predominant use of rail and public transport (greens), mixed long-distance travel mode choices and car-oriented daily mobility (pragmatists), preference for flying combined with public transport and active daily mobility (dissonants). Travel cost reduction is the only motivation significantly differentiating pragmatists and dissonants from the greens. This result suggests that fluctuations in ticket prices are the main driving force in shifting demand from flights to night trains.

谁在使用夜间火车?对瑞士夜班火车使用者进行的混合方法研究
解决航空旅行需求是向低碳社会过渡的一个关键挑战。在瑞士,大多数航班都是往返于邻近的欧洲国家,用夜班火车服务来替代航空旅行是一个很有前景的选择。然而,对夜间火车需求是否成熟及其背后动机的研究仍然很少。我们旨在通过一项混合方法研究来弥补这一不足,该研究涉及 389 名在 2022/23 年期间乘坐过夜间火车的瑞士居民。我们首先开展了一项网络调查,根据参与者的日常和长途旅行方式选择确定潜在的参与者类别,并评估类别成员的相关预测因素。然后随机抽取每个类别的参与者进行深入访谈,了解他们的个人经历和选择动机。调查结果显示,有三类旅行者,他们主要使用铁路和公共交通(绿色)、混合长途旅行方式选择和以汽车为导向的日常出行(实用主义者)、偏好飞行与公共交通相结合和积极的日常出行(不和谐者)。降低旅行成本是将实用主义者和不和谐主义者与环保主义者明显区分开来的唯一动机。这一结果表明,票价波动是将需求从航班转向夜班火车的主要驱动力。
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9.80
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7.70%
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期刊介绍: Travel Behaviour and Society is an interdisciplinary journal publishing high-quality original papers which report leading edge research in theories, methodologies and applications concerning transportation issues and challenges which involve the social and spatial dimensions. In particular, it provides a discussion forum for major research in travel behaviour, transportation infrastructure, transportation and environmental issues, mobility and social sustainability, transportation geographic information systems (TGIS), transportation and quality of life, transportation data collection and analysis, etc.
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