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Intermodal passenger transport in Spanish high-speed rail stations

Figure 11. Conventional passengers Purpose. Per stations

8. Air/rail intermodality. The cases of Madrid and Barcelona

According to the results obtained in the survey:
For Madrid:
• 2,5% of the passengers leaving/arriving Puerta de Atocha (HS) went/came from Madrid-
Airport (Barajas). That means about 450.000 passengers per year.
• 80% of these passengers had their O/D in foreign countries, the rest (20%) had it in Spain

• The main mode chosen to link airport and HS is train (40%), followed by taxi (33%)

Mode chosen FROM/TO the Airport TO/FROM
%
Puerta de Atocha
Private car 6,8
Taxi 33,1
Metro 9,1
Urban Bus 10,5
Commuter railways 40,3
Renting car 0,3
Total 100,0

Table 2. Modal choice: Madrid Puerta Atocha – Madrid Airport link

• 2,9% of the passengers leaving/arriving Chamartín (HS) went/came from Madrid-Airport
(Barajas). That means about 130.000 passengers per year.
• 61% of these passengers had their O/D in foreign countries, the rest (39%) had it in Spain

• The main mode chosen to link airport and HS is train (53%), followed by Metro(24%)

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