Influence areas of railway stations : how can we explain their geographic forms?

Sophie Hasiak (1) , Géraldine Bodard (1)

1 Cerema Equipe-projet ESPRIM - Centre d'Etudes et d'Expertise sur les Risques, l'Environnement, la Mobilité et l'Aménagement - Equipe-projet ESPRIM

The enhancement of the railway transport system is at the heart of land use planning policies in France. It questions the implementation of a rail services strategy based on characteristics of influence areas of railway stations. This implies to have a good knowledge of these areas through field surveys. However, since the French rail network is very dense, implementing surveys on each station is quite impossible. This paper aims to highlight the existence of factors which may impact on the forms and functioning of influence areas. It analyzes the diversity of forms which may be explained by spatial anchoring, the railway network shape and railway services consistency.

Domaines: Géographie

Sophie Hasiak, Géraldine Bodard. Influence areas of railway stations : how can we explain their geographic forms?. World Congress on Railway Research, May 2016, Milan, Italy. ⟨halshs-01715927⟩