Inter-City Mode Choice Analysis Using Wlogit Package- A Case Study of Warangal-Vijayawada Corridor

Abstract

This study attempts to variables identify the variable influencing the mode choice behaviour of passengers in inter-city travel. A computer package, 'WLOGIT' is developed based on Multinomial Logit (MNL) formulation by bypassing the Independence of Irrelevant Alternative (IIA) property. The data, obtained through direct interviewing technique at selected towns along Warangal-Vijayawada Rail-Road corridor, is used in the analysis. Successive categories method is adopted in the quantification of attitudinal variables. From the analysis, it is found that time, cost, comfort and convenience variables are significant predicting the mode choice behavior. However passengers are observed to be more sensitive to the variation in travel cost. Suggestions are made to get the desired mode share between Rail and Road passengers along the corridor.