Intermodal transport centered on rail travel is one of the vital mechanisms to sustain mobility in the 21st century, from the viewpoint of global warming and dwindling energy supplies. At the same time, intermodality has inherited defects originated from interchanging nodes, where different modes of transport meet and therefore physical and psychological barriers exist. One of the reasons of these flaws comes from the old business model, which is being used in the public transport. In the CyberRail concept, the mass production system of the public transport will be re-engineered into a customized travel responding to each passenger's demand, as well as improving efficiency of the rail operators.
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