West Rail vs. Bus - Lingnan University Library
West Rail vs. Bus - Lingnan University Library
West Rail vs. Bus - Lingnan University Library
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Figure 1. Decision making process of passengers to choose a transportation mode<br />
Passengers<br />
decide of<br />
transportation<br />
mode<br />
Internal<br />
External<br />
factors<br />
factors<br />
Demographic<br />
Cost<br />
Trip Purpose<br />
Path<br />
availability<br />
and service<br />
level of bus<br />
Government<br />
policy<br />
Different<br />
market<br />
segments of<br />
passengers<br />
Marketing<br />
mix of <strong>West</strong><br />
<strong>Rail</strong><br />
Choice of<br />
transportation<br />
mode<br />
3.2 The Choice of Transportation Mode<br />
The choice of transportation mode is an interesting issue to investigate<br />
because different people may have different criteria to choose a transportation mode.<br />
Even people have the same characteristics, if one criterion is different, their choices of<br />
transportation mode can be very different. According to Des de Dios Ortudas and<br />
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