Study of Travel Behaviour of Students of a Gated University

Abstract

University students are part of a social group that tends to have complex and unique travel behaviour. Understanding the travel behaviour of students is a complex parameter to enable university planners to develop suitable interventions to achieve sustainable transport goals. Nowadays there are many universities carrying out different graduation and post-graduation programmes in remote areas. The students in these universities are living a totally different life style from those studying in universities located in Urban areas. The varied travel behaviour of students of universities located in remote areas, where transportation facilities are meagre, is an area of interest. The main aim of this study is the evaluation of travel behaviour of students of a gated University with the help of a questionnaire survey. The sample population consists of students residing in the hostels located within the University campus.