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Transport Survey

Establishment of a ComprehensiveTransportation Information Infrastructure

Passenger Travel Surveys

Passenger Travel Surveys

  • Passenger O/D travel volume data is used to perceive change of population structure, change of social/economic status, and change of travel patterns caused by physical changes in transport systems. It is also used to build O/D travel volume databases, which are used as basic data to effectively establish, carry out, and evaluate all sorts of transport plans in Korea.
  • With the public service project in 1998, a nationwide passenger O/D survey was conducted. Based on the National Transport System Efficiency Act, a standard national transport survey is conducted every 5 years (1998, 2005, 2010, 2016). Conduct supplementary surveys and preliminary surveys as necessary.

Survey history

Survey history
Year Primary survey Survey items
2016 Nationwide passenger O/D travel volume Household travel, weekend travel, long distance travel, use of transport facilities, traffic volume at expressway tollgates, traffic volume, charter bus travel
2014 Extended survey on traffic volume observation point Traffic volume
2010 Nationwide passenger O/D travel volume Household travel, weekend travel, traffic volume, vehicle occupancy, use of transport facilities, traffic volume at expressway tollgates/mail in survey, PDAs and smartphone
2009 Preliminary survey on nationwide passenger travel Household travel, PDA devices, weekend
2008 Supplementary survey on nationwide interregional travel Roadside interview, traffic volume, PDAs
2007 Supplementary survey on metropolitan area passenger travel Traffic volume, standard vehicle occupancy, bus occupancy
2006 Metropolitan area passenger travel Household travel, other surveys (traffic volume and vehicle occupancy at corridors and thoroughfares, intracity/shuttle bus boarding/disembarking passengers, bus occupancy, use of terminals, taxis, transfer condition)
2005 Nationwide interregional travel Roadside/gas station interview, traffic volume, expressway tollgate mail in survey, passenger transport facilities
2004 Preliminary survey on nationwide interregional passenger Travel volume, roadside interview, gas station interview, license plate, airport user travel preliminary
2001 Five metropolitan areas and major adjacent cities Intercity travel, individual travel
1999 Metropolitan area passenger travel Household travel, intercity travel
1998 Passenger travel Road, passenger transport facilities