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Relationship Identification of Diffusion Effect on High-speed Rail Demand Increase

확산효과를 통한 고속철도의 여객수요 증가현상에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2016.05.12
  • Accepted : 2016.07.04
  • Published : 2016.08.31

Abstract

It is over 12 years since the launch of Korea Train eXpress (KTX) services. Demand for the KTX has been on the increase continuously but few studies have been produced related to this phenomenon. KTX passenger demand has been constantly increasing due to influencing factors such as the expansion of network, rise of oil prices, etc. In this study, our main focus is to verify that there are other types of elements that are causing an increase in KTX demand; our approach looks at changes in social and psychological aspect that have occurred due to the reduction of travel time and cost, as well as the imposition of a five-day workweek. In other words, we considered diffusion theory in the marketing area, which affects product selection and purchasing attitudes, as a key factor that is causing passenger demand to increase. That is to say that it is hypothesized that the demand for travel on the KTX has increased due to the train's utility, which is spread by the diffusion effect Therefore, the Bass diffusion model was applied to explain the dramatic increase in KTX passenger demand. Based on this foundation, it was also discussed how certain marketing strategies that incorporate the diffusion effect should be considered variously for sustainable management of rail transportation, while considering a steady passenger demand.

본 연구에서는 개통 12년을 맞는 한국고속철도(KTX, Korea Train eXpress)를 대상으로 여객수요 증가 에 대해 새로운 시각에서 검증하고 이에 바탕하여 장래 KTX의 지속가능 운영방안을 고찰하고자 한다. 지속적으로 증가되고 있는 KTX 여객수요의 영향요인으로는 노선의 확대와 녹색성장을 통한 대중교통의 인식 전환 등이 될 수 있겠으나, 현재까지 KTX 관련연구는 이러한 점을 고려하지 못한 채 주로 여객수요 예측에 집중되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 통행시간 감소로 인한 이용객의 사회적, 심리적 영향에 초점을 맞춘 요인을 고찰하였으며 이를 위해 확산이론 개념을 적용하여 여객수요 증가현상을 설명하였다. 소비자가 가지고 있는 정보가 다양한 네트워크를 통해 전파되는 현상인 확산효과는 제품선택과 구매태도에 영향을 미치는 마케팅학적 개념으로 이 영향이 KTX 이용에도 적용되어 여객수요 확산을 촉진시켰다는 가설을 설정하고 분석을 진행하였다. KTX 경부선을 대상으로 여객수요 증가에 기인하는 이용자의 사회적, 심리적 영향을 Bass의 확산모형(Diffusion Model)을 통해 분석하고 그 결과를 토대로 장래 KTX의 지속가능한 운영에 있어서 여객수요 향상을 위한 교통서비스의 마케팅적 정책추진이 가능하다는 시사점에 대해 고찰해본다.

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