The Effect of Travel Information on Travelers’ Choice of Travel Modes and Routes: A Case Study of the Travel between the Campuses

Table 1

Characteristics of travel modes.

Travel modes	Fare	Time	Frequency	Convenience	Stability	Comfort
School bus	¥4	40–45 min	10 times a day from Mon to Fri; 4 times a day on weekends	5-to-20-minute walk to school bus stop; wait in line 15 minutes in advance for students	8	8
Bus and metro	¥5	60–70 min	Once every 5 to 10 minutes	15-to-20-minute walk to bus stop; 0-to-10-minute wait; 0-to-5 minutes for transfer	10	6
Regular bus	¥2	70–80 min	Once every 15 minutes	20-minute walk to bus stop; 0-to-15-minute wait	8	5
Taxi	over ¥80	40–50 min	Anytime	Less-than-15-minute walk to entrance	6	9

Notes: stability scale 1 to 10: the least stable to the most stable;
comfort scale 1 to 10: the least comfortable to the most comfortable.