Passenger Transport Mode Shares in World Cities - LTA Academy

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Passenger Transport Mode 

Shares in World Cities 

Passenger transport mode share refers to the 

percentage of passenger journeys or trips by 

the main mode of transport and is typically 

reported through travel surveys. Comparing 

passenger transport mode share across 

different cities is a challenging task. As travel 

surveys are typically conducted for long-term 

strategic planning purpose, such surveys are 

not conducted frequently and detailed reports 

are not always published. The situation is 

further complicated as the surveys are often 

commissioned by local governments. The 

geographical areas covered, sampling and 

interviewing techniques, questionnaire and 

stratification methods deployed by travel 

surveys vary greatly in different countries. 

For example, the definition for a pedestrian 

trip or a public transport trip may be different 

in different countries. In cities like Hong 

Kong, mode share is based on the number of 

boardings by mode of transport (or journeystages). 

In most cities, however, mode share 

is reported on the basis of the number of 

journeys, which may consist of a series of 

boardings on different modes of transport and 

the main mode is reported as the transport 

mode. 

Mode share is affected by household incomes, 

land use patterns, and many other economic 

and social factors. Therefore, the figures may 

not be directly comparable. They should be 

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analysed together with the historical, social 

and economic situation of the city. 

The mode share information of some major 

metropolitan cities in the world is presented. 

They include the traditionally advanced 

cities (e.g. London, Paris, New York and 

Tokyo), newly developed cities (e.g. Hong 

Kong, Seoul), cities often cited in transport 

innovations or sustainable transport surveys 

(e.g. Bogota, Osaka), and emerging megacities 

(e.g. Shanghai, Bangalore) (Table 1). 

For cities where mode share information of 

different geographical coverage is available, 

the geographical area that is approximately in 

a similar pattern to Singapore is used (e.g. land 

area, population density). 

Table 1: List of Selected Cities 

Asia 

Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Beijing, Delhi, 

Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Osaka, 

Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo 

Australia 

Melbourne, Sydney 

Europe 

Barcelona, Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, 

Prague, Rome, Vienna 

North America 

Chicago, New York City, Toronto 

South America 

Bogota, Curitiba

AHMEDABAD 

Population: 5.6 million 

Land area: 281 km 2 

Mode share 

Based on the number of journeys by main 

mode of transport. It includes all modes for all 

purposes. Mass transit constitutes 16% of all 

journeys. 

Data Sources: 

Census of India 2011 

Ministry of Urban Development, 2008. Study on Traffic 

and Transportation Policies and Strategies in Urban Areas 

in India 

BANGALORE 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 





BARCELONA 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 

Urban Transport Benchmarking Initiative Year Three, Annex 

A1. Common Indicator Report 2006 

Figure 1: Mode Share in Ahmedabad 

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Paratransit 

6% 

Cycle 

14% 

Public 

transport 

16% 

Figure 2: Mode Share in Bangalore 

Walk 

26% 

Public 

transport 

35% 

Figure 3: Mode Share in Barcelona 

Walk 

38% 

Walk 

22% 

Taxi 

1% 

Public 

transport 

26% 

Private 

transport 

42% 

Private 

transport 

25% 

Cycle 

7% 

Paratransit 

7% 

Private 

transport 

35% 

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CHICAGO 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 

Chicago Regional Household Travel Inventory: Mode Choice 

and Trip Purpose for the 2008 and 1990 Surveys, Chicago 

Metropolitan Agency for Planning 

CURITIBA 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 

ICLEI EcoMobility Case “Curitiba, Brazil - A model of transit 

oriented planning” 

DELHI 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 





Figure 7: Mode Share in Chicago 

Walk 

19% 

Figure 8: Mode Share in Curitiba 

Figure 9: Mode Share in Delhi 


Bus 

11% 

Bus & BRT 

45% 

Walk 

21% 

Rail 

5% 

Taxi 

1% 

Others 

1% 

Cycle 

5% 

Public 

transport 

42% 

Cycle 

1% 

Private 

transport 

63% 

Private 

transport 

28% 

Walk 

21% 

Private 

transport 

19% 

Cycle 

12% 

Paratransit 

6% 

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MADRID 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 



MELBOURNE 


Land area: 1,566 km 2 





journeys. 

Data Sources: 

Victorian Integrated Survey of Travel and Activity 2007 

MUMBAI 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 





Figure 13: Mode Share in Madrid 

Public 

transport 

34% 

Figure 14: Mode Share in Melbourne 

Walk 

13% 

Figure 15: Mode Share in Mumbai 


Bus 

Rail 3% 

4% 

Walk 

27% 

Cycle 

2% 

Taxi 

1% 

Walk 

36% 

Others 

1% 

Public 

transport 

45% 

Private 

transport 

29% 

Private 

transport 

77% 

Private 

transport 

15% 

Paratransit 

7% 

Cycle 

6% 

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NEW YORK 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 

Census 2010, U.S. Census Bureau 

National Household Travel Survey 2009, New York City 

OSAKA 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 

Osaka Prefecture Travel Report 2000 (in Japanese only, 大 

阪府全体の人の動き第4回パーソントリップ調査から, 

Japan) 

PARIS (Paris et Petite Couronne) 3 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 

National Transport Survey 2008 (in French only, Enquête 

Nationale Transports et Déplacements) 


Figure 16: Mode Share in New York 

Walk 

39% 

Others 

6% 

Figure 17: Mode Share in Osaka 

Walk 

27% 

Rail 

32% 

Bus 

10% 

Bus 

2% 

Private 

transport 

33% 

Rail 

12% 

Private 

transport 

39% 

Figure 18: Mode Share in Paris et Petite Couronne 

Public 

transport 

62% 

Cycle 

1% 

Taxi 

1% 

Private 

transport 

32% 

Walk 

4%

PRAGUE 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 

The Yearbook of Transportation 2009, Prague 

ROME 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 



SEOUL 





mode of transport. It includes only motorised 

modes for all purposes. Mass transit 

constitutes 63% of motorised journeys. 

Data Sources: 

Seoul Statistics – Population Trend in 2010 

Seoul Statistics – Composition of Daily Passenger 

Transportation in 2009 

Figure 19: Mode Share in Prague 

Public 

transport 

43% 

Figure 20: Mode Share in Rome 

Figure 21: Mode Share in Seoul 


Public 

transport 

20% 

Walk 

21% 

Bus 

28% 

Cycle 

1% 

Rail 

35% 

Walk 

23% 

Private 

transport 

33% 

Private 

transport 

59% 

Private 

transport 

26% 

Taxi 

6% 

Others 

5% 

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SHANGHAI 4 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 

Shanghai Yearbook 2011 

Shanghai Construction and Transport Commission 2009 

(data provided directly) 

SINGAPORE 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 

Singapore in Figures 2011 

Travel Survey 2011, Land Transport Authority, Singapore 

SYDNEY 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 

2009/10 Household Travel Survey-Key Indicators for Sydney 

Figure 22: Mode Share in Shanghai 


Figure 23: Mode share in Singapore 

Rail 

19% 

Walk 

22% 

Taxi 

4% 

Cycle 

1% 

Figure 24: Mode Share in Sydney 

Walk 

18% 

Walk 

27% 

Bus 

6% 

Public 

transport 

33% 

Rail 

5% 

Others 

2% 

Private 

transport 

20% 

Private 

transport 

29% 

Bus 

25% 

E-bike 

10% 

Cycle 

10% 

Private 

transport 

69%

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VIENNA 







journeys. 

Data Sources: 

Vienna Modal Split 2010 (in German only, APA-Grafik 

Modal Split, Wiener) 

Notes 

1. For Beijing, this includes the traditional urban area, 

which is only part of the area administered by the Beijing 

Municipality. 

2. For Guangzhou, this includes the central districts (i.e. 

Liwan, Yuexiu, Haizhu, Tianhe, Baiyun, Huangpu) only, 

which is only part of the area administered by the 

Guangzhou Municipality. 

3. For Paris, this includes the city of Paris and the surrounding 

districts collectively called “Petite Couronne” (Little 

Crown, or Inner Ring): Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint- 

Denis and Val-de-Marne. 

Figure 28: Mode Share in Vienna 

Public 

transport 

36% 


Cycle 

5% 

Walk 

28% 

Private 

transport 

31% 

4. For Shanghai, this includes the traditional urban area 

and the Pudong New District, which is only part of the 

area administered by the Shanghai Municipality. 

5. For Tokyo, this includes the traditional urban area 

collectively called “23-Ward”, which is only part of 

the area administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan 

Government (TMG).

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