Proceedings of ICLT 2013

The impact of weather changes to pedestrian rail commuters: an overview

Hasmi Mokhlas; Norlida Abdul Hamid

Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia; Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

International Conference on Logistics & Transport 2013, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 278-281

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Abstract

Rail transportation has been proven in its ability to transport passengers in high volume in one time. The efficiency of rail transport system is also able to overcome the current phenomenon of urban traffic problems and very effective to reduce the number of vehicles on the road especially during peak hours. The current trend in rail transportation is experiencing a decreasing in its modal share as the usage of private vehicles is increasing.

Keywords

transportation; port; rail; efficiency

Citation

Hasmi Mokhlas; Norlida Abdul Hamid (2013). The impact of weather changes to pedestrian rail commuters: an overview. Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics & Transport (ICLT 2013), Kyoto, Japan, pp. 278-281.