2025 年 16 巻 論文ID: PP3910
Rapid urbanization in Delhi NCR highlights urgency for sustainable transit solutions. India’s first regional rapid transit system (RRTS) along the Delhi-Meerut corridor holds transformative potential, yet the factors influencing its adoption remain underexplored. This study investigates key factors of RRTS preference and its impact on regional travel mode choice. Using a two-stage methodology. first, an expert survey using multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques (TOPSIS, MOORA, and GRA) ranked service quality attributes. After identifying key attributes and incorporating them into the questionnaire survey, 672 respondents, integrating revealed preference (RP) and stated preference (SP) data, was analysed using Multinomial Logit (MNL) and Mixed Multinomial Logit (MMNL) models, with MMNL outperforming MNL. Results show that travel time, safety, and cost significantly influence regional travel mode choice, while daily commuters, working professionals, and younger users prefer RRTS, with women favouring it for safety. Willingness to Pay (WTP) estimates reveal commuters value waiting time reductions more than in-vehicle time savings, with elasticities indicating high sensitivity to fare and travel time. These findings provide actionable insights for policymakers to optimize pricing strategies, enhance safety features, and improve service efficiency, thereby promoting a significant modal shift towards sustainable public transport and contributing to reduced congestion and emissions in the Delhi NCR.
