Comprehensive Evaluation of Multimodal Transport Node Service Levels

The multimodal transport node, as the key hub of a comprehensive transport network, realizes the efficient transfer and organization of goods between various transport modes. The service level improvement of multimodal transport nodes is of great significance to promote the development of multimodal transport. However, limited researches have been conducted to systematically evaluate the service level of multimodal transport node (SLMTN). To fill in this gap, this paper establishes an evaluation index system of the SLMTN by systematically analyzing the components of multimodal transport nodes. An evaluation model based on the hierarchical-grey correlation analysis method is used and verified by a case study. The result shows the model can provide references for the evaluation of SLMTN, facilitate the development of multimodal transport.