Transport Mode Choice by Tourists Transferring from a Peripheral High-Speed Rail Station to Their Destinations: Empirical Evidence from Costa Daurada

This article analyses the factors that determine the mode of transport (bus, taxi or private car) chosen by tourists for transfers from a peripherally located high-speed rail station to their final destination. The study is based on a survey completed by tourists who used high-speed rail services to...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 11; no. 11; p. 3200
Main Authors Gutiérrez, Aaron, Miravet, Daniel, Saladié, Òscar, Anton Clavé, Salvador
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2019
Subjects
Economic models
High speed rail
Modal choice
Passengers
Public transportation
Railway stations
Sustainability
Tourism
Tourists
Transport
Transportation terminals
United States > US
Europe
Spain
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Summary:This article analyses the factors that determine the mode of transport (bus, taxi or private car) chosen by tourists for transfers from a peripherally located high-speed rail station to their final destination. The study is based on a survey completed by tourists who used high-speed rail services to travel to the Costa Daurada, a tourism area on the Mediterranean coast of Southern Catalonia, Spain. The results of this study show that variables associated with the characteristics of the stay had a more decisive influence upon the decisions made by the travellers than the socio-demographic profiles of the tourists surveyed. The availability of direct public transport services for transfers from the station to the final destinations was a much more relevant factor than the cost and duration of the resulting trip. This study provides empirical evidence of the importance of accessibility for peripheral stations. In these cases, good connections via public transport apparently play a key role in both improving tourism development and promoting more sustainable mobility within the region.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su11113200