Potential of Logistics Effect on the Development of Railway Transportation Nakhon Sri Thammarat Province
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Logistics and rail transport research in Thailand continues to focus primarily on the policy level. In contrast, studies at the provincial level particularly in the southern region, which plays a significant role in the country's economy and transportation remain limited. This quantitative research aims to investigate and compare the perceptions of railway service users regarding the logistics potential influencing the development of the rail transport system in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The sample group consisted of 400 railway service users selected through accidental sampling. Data were collected on-site at Khlong Chandi Railway Station, Thung Song Junction, and Nakhon Si Thammarat Railway Station using a structured questionnaire administered to respondents who were willing and able to provide complete information. The data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The results revealed that: 1) Overall, the respondents' perceptions of the logistics potential influencing the development of the rail transport system in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province were at a high level. Among the logistics dimensions, transportation potential received the highest mean score, followed by safety, physical flow, and financial flow, respectively. 2)The comparison of perceptions among users with different occupations, average monthly incomes, choices of train service types, and classes of train service revealed statistically significant differences in their opinions on the logistics potential affecting rail transport development, at the 0.05 level.
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