Mode Choice Behaviour of Students Using Structural Equation Modelling

Transportation is one of the most significant aspects in the overall growth of a nation, requiring serious consideration in transportation planning. The planning and management of any transportation system involve a thorough examination of the mode choice behaviour of people. It enables one to determine the demands and most preferred modes of transportation. Since, students make up a major portion of the population whose travel behavior is extremely distinctive and flexible, making them receptive to a variety of different travel modes is necessary in order to construct the travel demand model for a region. This study aims to examine the mode choice behaviour of students using the activity-travel data of Calicut city, Kerala state, India. Structural Equation Modelling was adopted to test the separate effect of household characteristics, personal characteristics and a combined effect of both personal and household characteristics and the effect of travel time, travel distance and travel cost on the mode choice of students.