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Aspects for Planning Attractive Urban Public Transport Networks and Timetables on the Example of Győr

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The attractiveness of public transport services plays an important role in urban sustainability as the greater use of public transport reduces individual transport and thereby the amount of congestion, noise, and pollution. However, in order to make public transport more financeable, networks and timetables are often rationalized by minimizing the costs in such a way that the currently assessed travel demands remain served. Although the efficient use of public resources is obviously a matter of public interest, such service rationalization often leads to the public transport network becoming too complicated and difficult for passengers to understand, which worsens the competitiveness of public transport. The question of the applicable service frequencies is also an important component of high-quality services. This paper examines these two major factors by presenting some suitable indicators as well as the feasibility conditions of the recommendations in the relevant literature, focusing on a case study from Győr, Western Hungary.

Source: Future Transportation

DOI: 10.3390/futuretransp5040198

Authors: Ágoston Winkler, László Jóna, Faten Salman

Institutions: Széchenyi István University, Eötvös Loránd University, Institute for Regional Studies, ELTE Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

Language: English

Topic: Transportation Planning and Optimization

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,207