A study of rail demand in a two‐tier fares environment |
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| Authors: | Nigel G Harris |
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| Institution: | Marketing and Development Department , London Underground Ltd. , 55 Broadway, London, SW1H 0BD, England |
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| Abstract: | A method based on logit analysis is suggested for predicting the effects on patronage and revenue of relative changes in peak and offpeak fares. The method also permits the ready estimation of consequent changes in service profitability. Data was collected specifically for this study from British Rail's Teesside corridor to achieve model calibration. Results show the extent to which demand in peak and offpeak fare‐periods is complementary when fare restrictions are applied only to the morning peak. |
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| Keywords: | Rail demand logit model fare structure patronage |
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