Estimation of behavioural change of railway passengers using smart card data

摘要

Smart card systems are becoming increasingly popular on a global scale, not just for purchasing general goods and services, but also for paying public transport fares. When a traveller uses a public transport smart card, the exact time of their passage through ticket gates are recorded in the smart card system database. However, these data have not yet been sufficiently studied in the field of transport research. The aims of this paper are to estimate the behaviour of railway passengers by using smart card data and to evaluate the effects of train operations. In particular, the analysis is focused on the comparison of passengers’ travel choice behaviour before and after the railway company altered the train timetable.