LOCALISATION OF INTERCHANGE NODES IN THE REGIONAL CITIES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

This paper deals with the issue of localization of interchange nodes between urban and regional public transport in 13 regional cities (centres of NUTS3) in the Czech Republic. New methodology based on the utilisation of the valid time tables was developed to locate these transport nodes. It does not describe the situation of current flows of passengers but the theoretical localisation of these nodes is studied based on the offer of public transport connections. Then the homogeneity of localised interchange nodes was analysed according to the time of traveling and it was proved that the central role of the key interchange nodes is often even stronger during the evening hours. The assessment of the accessibility of these interchange nodes is also an important part of this paper. The situation in particular cities varies based on the position of this city in the national transport hierarchy but also regional factors take a very important role.