Investigation of the mode of commuting to school of students in the eastern agglomeration of Budapest

Abstract

Mobility, as the basic need in the 21st century society can also be met with the help of public transport systems. This will also ensure competitiveness, an adequate quality of life and social cohesion. Passengers, service providers and decision-making organizations with an official role (e.g. the state, local governments, specialist authorities) are the main actors in today's transport systems. The provision of line infrastructures well characterizes the development and economic and social weight of a given area. An important factor in the life of an agglomeration is the factors influencing the use of infrastructure (e.g. density of service, schedule, accessibility, proximity to the city / city centre, delays, congestion, etc. The railway and local railway (HÉV) lines, as the most common representatives of public transport, dating back more than a century and a half, can also be found in the eastern agglomeration of Budapest. The Gödöllő HÉV line and the MÁV main railway line 80a (Budapest–Hatvan), which form an almost loop with it, form two important backbones on the transport map of the region. With the help of primary questionnaire research, I examine the schooling habits of 11th grade high school students in the eastern agglomeration of Budapest.