Evaluating the quality of the public transport service during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perception of two user groups

The current paper focuses on a comparative analysis of both public transport (PT) and private vehicle (PV) users’ perceptions on the quality of the service. To detect the key components of PT attributes a new hybrid methodology is applied, combining the importance-performance analysis and the import...

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Published in:European transport research review 2023-12, Vol.15 (1), p.5-18, Article 5
Main Authors: Ismael, Karzan, Esztergár-Kiss, Domokos, Duleba, Szabolcs
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automotive Engineering
Civil Engineering
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Engineering
IPA
IPMA
Local government
Original Paper
Pandemics
Public transport
Public transportation
Regional/Spatial Science
Service quality
Transportation
Travel satisfaction
User groups
User satisfaction
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Summary:The current paper focuses on a comparative analysis of both public transport (PT) and private vehicle (PV) users’ perceptions on the quality of the service. To detect the key components of PT attributes a new hybrid methodology is applied, combining the importance-performance analysis and the importance-performance map analysis. The proposed hybrid approach is simpler and more integrated than the existing methods in the literature. The sample comprises an online panel and a total of 1028 questionnaires for PV and PT users surveyed during the pandemic period in Budapest. The results of the applied methods show that among the different groups, the service hour, the proximity, and the frequency attributes are important and performed well in the years of COVID-19. On the other hand, the temperature and the cleanliness factors are not significant predictors of the PV and PT users’ general satisfaction. The obtained results can be used by local governments and authorities, who seek to identify areas to enhance the service quality of PT during movement restrictions in a pandemic wave.
ISSN:1866-8887
1867-0717
1866-8887
DOI:10.1186/s12544-023-00578-1