Investigation of the Effect of Rail Passenger Transport on Air Passenger Transport in Intermodal Transport: Samsun and Trabzon Example

Passenger transport demand is increasing rapidly with the globalization process. In order to meet the continuous increasing demand for transport services, it is necessary to combine all transport modes and technologies efficiently. In this regard, the integration of air transport, which is the fastest mode of transport, and rail transport, which is the safest mode of transport, is seen as the most ideal way out. In this context, the city of Trabzon was selected and it how the amount of air passenger transport will change if there is rail transport has been investigated. Within the scope of the study, regression analysis was performed to investigate the effect of rail passenger transportation on the air passenger transportation of Samsun, which was selected as a sample. Afterwards, the impact rates obtained from Samsun were included in the regression analysis results for Trabzon air passenger transportation. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that the effect of rail passenger transportation on Samsun airport passenger transportation was 1.44% in 2019, this effect will increase regularly to 21.03% in 2040. Also, it is estimated that there will be an increase of 65,142 passengers at Trabzon Airport in 2019 with the effect of rail transportation.