Perceived service quality based on passenger and trip characteristics: A structural equation modeling approach

Journal of Rail Transport Planning and Management - Tập 23 - Trang 100340 - 2022
Mahmoud Mesbah1,2, Mina Sahraei1, Amirali Soltanpour1,3, Meeghat Habibian1
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, 350 Hafez Ave, Tehran, 15875-4413, Iran
2School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA

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