The quality of transport networks does not only depend on the quality of the individual links and nodes, but also on the way these nodes and links function in the context of (multimodal) networks. In the present paper we focus on multimodal trips where the railways are the main transport mode....

Sustainability as an unambiguous policy goal is not a priori secured, as is clearly shown in the transport sector, where the negative externalities are still increasing despite official policies aiming at a reduction of these external costs and at the achievement of a sustainable transport...