2011 Volume 9 Pages 930-942
Train is a public transportation mode that usually used for intercity travel between large cities in developing countries. Nevertheless, because of specific conditions regarding train operation in developing country, the transportation mode has to compete with other modes of transportation, for example bus, travels on toll road. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of toll road operation to the decrease of number of intercity train passengers. Furthermore, to determine factors that influences the train passengers to be bus passengers. Case study is carried out at Jakarta-Cirebon train route and new operation of Jakarta-Cirebon toll road in Indonesia. Stated preference method is used to estimate probability of train passengers that change to be bus passengers. The result shows that 14.09 percent train passenger change to be bus passenger. Furthermore, factors that influence the change are ticket price, travel time, headway, and ticket service performance of Jakarta-Cirebon train route.
