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West Rail vs. Bus - Lingnan University Library

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Chapter 6 ‧ Discussion<br />

6.1 Major Findings and Conclusions<br />

This research mainly shows the different characteristics of passenger that<br />

lead to a decision of choosing to travel by <strong>West</strong> <strong>Rail</strong> or bus. Some characteristics are<br />

also used to segment those passengers with different transportation habit.<br />

Inconvenience stations and too many times of interchanging are the most<br />

important reason why bus passengers in <strong>West</strong> New Territories do not travel by <strong>West</strong><br />

<strong>Rail</strong>. On the other hand, people do not think safety is the reason that not choosing<br />

<strong>West</strong> <strong>Rail</strong>.<br />

Increase in fare concession is the most attractive measure for bus passengers<br />

to travel by <strong>West</strong> <strong>Rail</strong>. Increase the interchange concession and enhancing the feeder<br />

service in both <strong>West</strong> New Territories and Kowloon are also important measures for<br />

attracting passengers. But they think that promotion and promotional activities cannot<br />

attract them to take <strong>West</strong> <strong>Rail</strong>.<br />

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