The estimation of differences in the value of in-vehicle time sitting and standing is usually
made with stated choice (SC) data, partly due to the lack of revealed preference data. In this
paper, we use the observed behaviour of a subset of metro users in Singapore, who are
willing to travel a longer time (into the opposite direction or backwards) to secure a seat for
the actual trip in the direction towards their destination. We use smart card transactions to
estimate the share of users who are willing to travel in the opposite direction during the first …

The estimation of differences in the value of in-vehicle time sitting and standing is usually
made with stated choice (SC) data, partly due to the lack of revealed preference data. In this
paper, we use the observed behaviour of a subset of metro users in Singapore, who are
willing to travel a longer time (into the opposite direction or backwards) to secure a seat for
the actual trip in the direction towards their destination. We use smart card transactions to
estimate the share of users who are willing to travel in the opposite direction during the first …