Railway Mobility Hubs: A feature-based investment return analysis
2019 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
While there has been considerable research regarding the role of Mobility Hubs in cities and transport networks, significant investment is required to develop these facilities. It is the correlation between investment, new users’ attraction and revenue generation that is the key for a sustainable development of Mobility Hubs and this investment must, therefore, be correctly assessed and targeted. This study aims to develop a methodology to determine the viability of investing in Mobility Hub features, weighing the investment on different Hub features and services against expected potential benefits and revenue generation, addressing the question: Can investment in Mobility Hub features be justified and, if so, which features maximize its expected positive impact?
Based on a review of literature and definition of possible Hub features as variables, secondary research data was compiled to enable the analysis of expected impacts of each variable/feature in terms of new user’s attraction and revenue generation, which was then used to develop individual Net Present Value analysis of each feature. The result of these analysis demonstrates and concludes that different Hub features have the potential to generate substantially different investment outcomes, and that each feature should be analyzed individually prior to investment decision. It was also concluded by this research that the proposed assessment methodology can be used for future research on other listed Hub features, albeit with the constraint that primary data will be required when secondary research data is not available.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2019.
Keywords [en]
Mobility Hub, railway stations, features, intermodal passenger transport, commuting, passenger satisfaction, park and ride, car sharing, electric bicycle, electric bike, e-Bike, bike share, rail link, investment, retail, smart cities, revenue, railway operators, railway infrastructure
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-18204OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-18204DiVA, id: diva2:1331462
Subject / course
IY2594 Magisterarbete MBA
Educational program
IYABA MBA programme
Supervisors
Examiners
2019-06-282019-06-262019-06-28Bibliographically approved