| Title | Strategic multimodal evaluation for air-rail networks |
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| Authors | Delgado, L., Weiszer, M., de Boissieur, M., Bueno-González, J. and Menéndez-Pidal, L. |
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| Type | Conference paper |
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| Abstract | Achieving a modal shift from air to rail is a critical priority for decarbonising Europe's transport sector, requiring models that can capture multimodal passenger behaviour and assess network performance under varying policy and infrastructure scenarios. %This paper introduces The Strategic Multimodal Evaluator developed in the MultiModX project, which integrates four core functions: (1) generating possible itineraries across air and rail mobility layers; (2) modelling passenger choice to distribute demand among alternatives; (3) assigning flows to services while respecting capacity constraints; and (4) computing performance indicators to evaluate effectiveness from infrastructure, regional, and passenger perspectives. The methodology is applied to a case study in Spain, examining three policy packages — baseline, multimodal incentivisation (integrated ticketing and CO$_2$ taxation), and flight bans —revealing limited impact on intra-Spain mobility but demonstrating the model’s capacity to capture shifts in travel patterns and infrastructure usage. |
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| Keywords | multimodality |
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| network planning |
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| demand modelling |
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| strategic |
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| evaluation |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Conference | Euro Working Group on Transportation Annual Meeting 2025 (EWGT2025) |
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| Publisher | Euro Working Group on Transportation Annual Meeting 2025 (EWGT2025) |
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| Publisher's version | License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
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| Publication dates |
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| Published | 01 Sep 2025 |
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| Project | MultiModX (Integrated Passenger-Centric Planning of Multimodal Transport Networks) |
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| Funder | SESAR Joint Undertaking through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme |
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| Web address (URL) of conference proceedings | https://ewgt2025.co.uk/ |
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