Analyzing Commuters’ Behavior on Egress Trip from RailwayStations in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Background:Prambanan Ekspres Railway is known as one of the commuting modes in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Sufficient egress modes do notsupport this railway. Due to lack of urban mass transit facilities, the commuters independently utilize a reliable mode for theirmobility, for instance by owning a motorcycle and using overnight parking service facility in their non-home-station. Objective:This paper aims to understand the commuters’ behavior on their egress trip when they decide to use the train as their main mode. Methods:A direct interview survey on the train was conducted during peak hours from Monday to Friday. By implementing stated preferencesurvey, a logit model was used to analyze mode choice decision from the railway station to activity end destination. Results:The results indicate that walking distance to the parking area and bus-waiting time have a more significant impact compared to thewalking distance to bus stop and in-bus travel time. Furthermore, the high cost of overnight parking also significantly influences thedecision of choosing an egress mode. Otherwise, egress trip cost has less significance to encourage commuters’ to shift to bus mode.