The charts show the main methods of transportation for people travelling to a university for work or study in 2004 and 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts presented in the visual display the data on the modes of

transportation

utilized by students for commuting to the university over a five-year time frame, ranging from 2004 to 2009. In general, except for the

car

, all other means of

transportation

witnessed a noticeable increase in usage.

Car

was the most preferred mode of travel in 2004, but by 2009, it was replaced by bus as the most commonly used method.

Nevertheless

,

train

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continued to be the least popular way of commuting to the university in both periods.

Car

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represented the highest percentage share of all modes of

transportation

in 2004, accounting for 51%.

However

, over the five-year time period, the percentage decreased drastically by almost half to 28% in 2009.

Conversely

,

bus

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emerged as the most popular mode of

transportation

in 2009, registering a remarkable rise from 33% to 46% during the five-year period.

Furthermore

, the use of

bicycle

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and walking

also

experienced a moderate increase in popularity, going from 9% and 4% in 2004 to 16% and 6%, respectively, in 2009.

Nevertheless

,

train

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the train

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remained the least preferred mode of

transportation

, holding only 3% of all methods in 2004 and 4% in 2009.

Therefore

, the data presented in the pie charts suggest that bus

transportation

has become increasingly popular among students over the five-year period, leading to a decline in

car

travel.

Furthermore

,

while

walking and cycling were moderately popular, the train remained the least preferred method of commuting to the university in both periods.