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<p>In many rural regions, local public transport—as a&#xa0;mandatory municipal task—is primarily geared towards school transport and financed accordingly. Services during off-peak times tend to be underutilized. Consequently, there is a&#xa0;gap in the environmentally friendly mobility chain for many commuters and passengers in the region during the vacation season and at weekends. As a&#xa0;result, public transport is not competitive with the private car, especially as the private car mode is still considered the most attractive means of transportation, offering a&#xa0;high degree of comfort, autonomy and speed. In addition, low population densities are also reflected in declining passenger numbers. In an effort to achieve economic viability, the density of stops is being reduced and departure times become less frequent in rural regions, measures that weaken the public transport system even more than they promote it. Various innovative approaches are being tested in the course of studies and by practitioners aiming to strengthen access to a&#xa0;sustainable mobility service in rural areas. This article presents the combined transport approach, which was investigated in theory and practice in real laboratories as part of the mFUND-research project CargoSurfer in Hesse, Germany. The idea is to close the logistics gap in rural areas and to strengthen local public transport at the same time. To this end, a&#xa0;brokerage and booking platform was developed on which free public and private loading space capacities are brought together with transport requests from customer looking to ship freight. These additional pick-ups mean that already planned passenger and freight transport trips can be utilized more effectively and regional operators can generate additional contribution margins.</p>

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Innovative Verknüpfung von freien Transportkapazitäten im ländlichen ÖPNV

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    2025年4月16日

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  • Susanne Mann,
  • André Ludwig,
  • Anja Sylvester,
  • Thomas Krüger

摘要

In many rural regions, local public transport—as a mandatory municipal task—is primarily geared towards school transport and financed accordingly. Services during off-peak times tend to be underutilized. Consequently, there is a gap in the environmentally friendly mobility chain for many commuters and passengers in the region during the vacation season and at weekends. As a result, public transport is not competitive with the private car, especially as the private car mode is still considered the most attractive means of transportation, offering a high degree of comfort, autonomy and speed. In addition, low population densities are also reflected in declining passenger numbers. In an effort to achieve economic viability, the density of stops is being reduced and departure times become less frequent in rural regions, measures that weaken the public transport system even more than they promote it. Various innovative approaches are being tested in the course of studies and by practitioners aiming to strengthen access to a sustainable mobility service in rural areas. This article presents the combined transport approach, which was investigated in theory and practice in real laboratories as part of the mFUND-research project CargoSurfer in Hesse, Germany. The idea is to close the logistics gap in rural areas and to strengthen local public transport at the same time. To this end, a brokerage and booking platform was developed on which free public and private loading space capacities are brought together with transport requests from customer looking to ship freight. These additional pick-ups mean that already planned passenger and freight transport trips can be utilized more effectively and regional operators can generate additional contribution margins.