INTERCHANGE NODES BETWEEN SUBURBAN AND URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT: A CASE STUDY OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

This paper presents a methodology for localizing theoretical interchange nodes used for inter change between suburban and urban public trans port in thirteen regional capitals in the Czech Republic. This methodology is based on the use of cur rent time tables and simulation of more than 2,500 public trans port connections between selected sur rounding municipalities with significant commuter flows and randomly selected urban public trans port stops with in the regional capitals. The second part of the paper focuses on particular interchange nodes. Regional capitals are divided into groups according to the level of centrality of interchange nodes and the prevailing orientation of the trans port mode. The article also analyzes the time stability of localized interchange nodes.