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The following survey asks questions about High-speed rail and air travel. It will take approximately 5 minutes to complete the questionnaire.

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Please state your primary reason for short-haul travel (i.e. 2-5 hours) within Europe
 
Business
 
Leisure
 
 
 
Would you rather travel with High-speed rail or Aircraft if both were available for the same short-haul route?
 
Air
 
High-speed rail
 
Other
 
 
 
 
How many times have you travelled with high-speed rail?
 
I have never travelled with high-speed rail
 
1-2 times
 
3-5 times
 
5-10 times
 
10+ times
 
 
If you travelled with high-speed rail, how would you rate the experience compared to air travel? (Select N/A if you have not travelled with high-speed rail)
Much worse Worse Neutral Better Much better N/A
Punctuality
Reliability
Accessibility (of railway station)
Comfort
Opportunity to be productive i.e. work
Quality of service
 
 
 
Please rank 1-6 the following in order of in order of importance as a reason to choose high-speed rail over air: (1 being the most important, 6 is the least important)
Frequency
Comfort
Price
Arrival in more central location in city
Ecofriendliness
 
 
 
If you are a business traveller, are the environmental benefits of choosing high-speed rail over rail in line with your corporate social responsibility objectives?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Please state why
 
 
 
 
Do you expect to use more high-speed rail travel in the next 10 years?
 
Yes
 
No
 
I'm not sure
 
 
 
DO you think people will use high-speed rail over air because they are more environmentally conscious?
 
Yes for business travellers
 
Yes for leisure travellers
 
Yes for both business and leisure travellers
 
No for business travellers
 
No for leisure travellers
 
No for both
 
Not sure
 
 
 
If you were travelling between a key city pair (e.g. Madrid and Barcelona) and had the following choice for air or high-speed rail travel, which would you choose?
 
Air travel: Return ticket price 65€. 25 flights per day. Travel time in air 2 hours. Airports located outside of city centres. Approximate 30 minute commute to centre from each airport. Additional time for check in, security and collecting luggage.
 
High-speed rail: Return ticket price 130€. 30 trains per day. Travel time 1 hour 10 minutes. Stations located in city centres.
 
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