Drivers of transit service loyalty considering heterogeneity between user segments
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2017
Subject Area
ridership - behaviour, ridership - perceptions
Keywords
Transit service attributes, loyalty, ordered-probit model, overall satisfaction, re-use intention
Abstract
Users’ loyalty to public transit service is fundamental to promote its popularity in the transportation market. A four-step analytical framework is advanced to investigate the importance of service attributes that heterogeneous transit user segments place on their public transit service loyalty, measured in terms of overall satisfaction and re-use intention. Critical service attributes perceived by transit users that are relevant for loyalty enhancement are explicitly determined, which vary between user segments. It is suggested that the design of strategies aimed to promote the use of public transit by increasing user loyalty towards transit service be targeted at specific attributes that contribute most to loyalty and specific user segments whose original loyalty level is significantly different to others.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Taylor&Francis, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Fu, X., & Juan, Z. (2017). Drivers of transit service loyalty considering heterogeneity between user segments. Journal Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 40, pp. 611-623.
