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The research focuses on a quantitative survey conducted with 192 regular passengers along the Limache\u2013Puerto corridor of the EFE Valpara\u00edso railway network. A structured questionnaire comprising 58 Likert-scale items assessed perceived accessibility, inclusion, intermodality, safety, environmental effectiveness, and overall satisfaction. Data were analyzed using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) with the WLSMV estimator based on polychoric correlations, followed by multiple linear regression with robust standard errors. Results show that the proposed model explains 72% of the variance in overall satisfaction (Adjusted R2 = 0.71). Among the five predictors, perceived inclusion emerged as the most influential factor (\u03b2 = 0.64, p &lt; 0.001), surpassing perceived accessibility (\u03b2 = 0.18, p &lt; 0.01) and intermodality (\u03b2 = 0.11, p &lt; 0.05). Safety and environmental conditions showed weaker but significant associations. These findings provide empirical evidence that inclusive perceptions\u2014rather than merely physical or operational aspects\u2014constitute the primary driver of satisfaction in urban railway systems. The study contributes to accessibility research by integrating psychosocial and perceptual dimensions into the evaluation of public transport performance. 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