Relationship between pedestrian accessibility and transit rider characteristics: a case study of Airport Rail Link stations | |
| Author | Weerakkody, Nadeesha Upamali |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.TE-18-01 |
| Subject(s) | Pedestrian areas--Thailand--Bangkok Transportation --planning--Thailand Railroads--Thailand |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Transportation Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The purpose of this thesis is to find the relationship between pedestrian accessibility and transit riders’ characteristics nearby Airport Rail Link (ARL) stations in Bangkok. The study area incorporates 1 km of radius around ARL stations excluding Suvarnabhumi airport station, since it is situated inside the airport. The research was based on secondary datasets: questionnaire survey and pedestrian accessibility. The study explored models utilizing statistical approach Structural Equation Model (SEM) to find relationships between pedestrian accessibility and motivating factors of riders’. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) statistical approach was utilized to identify the diverse motivation factor at each ARL station from questionnaire surveying data. From the study, it was discovered that the riders’ at high accessibility stations have relatively more satisfactory access to ARL stations than low accessibility stations. Furthermore it was discovered that pedestrian accessibility factors significantly influence riders’ characteristics (95%). Therefore it can be conclude pedestrian accessibility factors rely upon riders’ decision when choosing a transport mode. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Transportation Engineering (TE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Surachet Pravinvongvuth; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kunnawee Kanitpong;Pramote Limpiphol; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Asian Institute of Technology Fellowship; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 |