Assessment of the service quality in public transport (analysis of research in Lviv, Ukraine)

The paper assesses the quality of public transport services and the influence of individual components on the value of the overall satisfaction level with transport services. Public transport has many benefits in terms of energy savings, environmental impact, social equity and urban economy. The ana...

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Main Authors: Mykola Zhuk, Halyna Pivtorak, Ivanna Gits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lviv Polytechnic National University 2024-12-01
Series:Transport Technologies
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Online Access:https://science.lpnu.ua/tt/all-volumes-and-issues/vipusk-4-nomer-2-2023/assessment-service-quality-public-transport-analysis
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description The paper assesses the quality of public transport services and the influence of individual components on the value of the overall satisfaction level with transport services. Public transport has many benefits in terms of energy savings, environmental impact, social equity and urban economy. The analysis of existing research confirms that the quality of service provided by the public transport system affects the intentions of potential passengers to use it more. However, the level of economic well-being, the state of development of the transport system, and the national strategy for developing social mobility influence the different perceptions of the importance of similar parameters of public transport functioning. The research was conducted based on the results of surveys of the population of Lviv. It was found that the perception of value indicators (fare and methods of paying for travel) differs the most depending on age, average monthly income and type of employment. The socio-economic indicators of the respondents have the least influence on the change in the estimation of time indicators of displacement. In this case, the level of satisfaction correlates with the actual durations of individual components of the movement (the time of the trip and the waiting time at the stop). According to the results of the surveys, the time parameters of the movement, the occupancy of the vehicle, the cleanliness of the vehicle, and the behavior of the driver have more influence on the overall assessment of the transport service quality indicator than the equipment of the stop, the convenience of boarding/alighting, the noise in the vehicle, and the convenience of paying for the fare. The obtained results can be useful for providers and customers of transport services when determining priority measures to improve the quality of public transport.
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spelling doaj.art-e1f8ebce3f0540bebd99a07d1c8242b92024-02-23T10:50:28ZengLviv Polytechnic National UniversityTransport Technologies2708-21992709-52232024-12-0142122210.23939/tt2023.02.012Assessment of the service quality in public transport (analysis of research in Lviv, Ukraine)Mykola Zhuk0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1989-1053Halyna Pivtorak1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3645-1586Ivanna Gits2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7081-438XLviv Polytechnic National UniversityLviv Polytechnic National UniversityLviv Polytechnic National UniversityThe paper assesses the quality of public transport services and the influence of individual components on the value of the overall satisfaction level with transport services. Public transport has many benefits in terms of energy savings, environmental impact, social equity and urban economy. The analysis of existing research confirms that the quality of service provided by the public transport system affects the intentions of potential passengers to use it more. However, the level of economic well-being, the state of development of the transport system, and the national strategy for developing social mobility influence the different perceptions of the importance of similar parameters of public transport functioning. The research was conducted based on the results of surveys of the population of Lviv. It was found that the perception of value indicators (fare and methods of paying for travel) differs the most depending on age, average monthly income and type of employment. The socio-economic indicators of the respondents have the least influence on the change in the estimation of time indicators of displacement. In this case, the level of satisfaction correlates with the actual durations of individual components of the movement (the time of the trip and the waiting time at the stop). According to the results of the surveys, the time parameters of the movement, the occupancy of the vehicle, the cleanliness of the vehicle, and the behavior of the driver have more influence on the overall assessment of the transport service quality indicator than the equipment of the stop, the convenience of boarding/alighting, the noise in the vehicle, and the convenience of paying for the fare. The obtained results can be useful for providers and customers of transport services when determining priority measures to improve the quality of public transport.https://science.lpnu.ua/tt/all-volumes-and-issues/vipusk-4-nomer-2-2023/assessment-service-quality-public-transport-analysispublic transportservice qualitysatisfaction leveltravel timewaiting timesocio-economic indicators
spellingShingle Mykola Zhuk
Halyna Pivtorak
Ivanna Gits
Assessment of the service quality in public transport (analysis of research in Lviv, Ukraine)
Transport Technologies
public transport
service quality
satisfaction level
travel time
waiting time
socio-economic indicators
title Assessment of the service quality in public transport (analysis of research in Lviv, Ukraine)
title_full Assessment of the service quality in public transport (analysis of research in Lviv, Ukraine)
title_fullStr Assessment of the service quality in public transport (analysis of research in Lviv, Ukraine)
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the service quality in public transport (analysis of research in Lviv, Ukraine)
title_short Assessment of the service quality in public transport (analysis of research in Lviv, Ukraine)
title_sort assessment of the service quality in public transport analysis of research in lviv ukraine
topic public transport
service quality
satisfaction level
travel time
waiting time
socio-economic indicators
url https://science.lpnu.ua/tt/all-volumes-and-issues/vipusk-4-nomer-2-2023/assessment-service-quality-public-transport-analysis
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