01047655

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https://doi.org/10.3141/2006-08

http://scholar.google.com...berg&publication_year=2007

The research project under discussion aimed to provide an operational methodology to assess the perceived benefits of investments to improve punctuality of suburban rail services to and from Paris. A literature review, train surveys and counts, and a stated preference (trade-off) experiment have been conducted to obtain values of reliability. Also, a simple tool was developed to quantify the benefits of specific projects. This was applied in a case study to the Réseau Express Régional (RER) B Nord+ punctuality improvement project. The research indicated that an improvement in punctuality, expressed as a 5% reduction in the number of trains delayed 5 to 15 min, was worth about 4.6 min of travel time for commuters and students. Comfort appeared to be important, with a particularly clear dislike of standing in crowded trains. Information was also valued as worthwhile: explicit information about the duration of delays (in addition to information about the cause of delays) was valued similarly as a 10-min reduction in travel time. The RER B Nord+ case study indicated that total annual benefits of about €10 million were expected, beyond the €31 million benefits due to travel time savings (€1 = US$1.34 in 2007).

01083007

English

pp 67-75

2007

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309104326

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Figures (3) ; Maps (2) ; References (2) ; Tables (1)

Case studies; Comfort; Commuters; Literature reviews; On time performance; Railroad commuter service; Stated preferences; Suburbs; Surveys; Travel time; Traveler information and communication systems

Reseau Express Regional

Paris (France)

Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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