Role of the travel factor convenience in rail travel and a framework for its assessment

Transport Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 535-555

  Crockett, Jonathan ^a   Hounsell, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANNING METHOD; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 25444455040     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640500064389     Document Type: Article

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