URP 1211: Urban Planning Principles
Bus Terminal
Presented by:
Nowrin Rahman Khanam
Lecturer
Department of Urban and Regional Planning,
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET)
▪ Bus Terminal/Station
▪ Things should be considered for a Bus
Terminal
Presentation
▪ Data Collection for Planning and
outline
Designing Bus Terminal
▪ Planning for Bus Terminal
▪ Station site facilities design
▪ Where bus route starts or ends, vehicles stop,
turn or reverse and wait before departing.
▪ Where passengers board and alight from
vehicles.
▪ Size and nature of terminal vary from a roadside
Bus Terminal bus stop with little or no facilities for passengers
or bus crews to a purpose-built off-road bus
or Station station offering a wide range of facilities.
▪ Difference: Routes terminate at the terminal and
provide wide varieties of facilities for the
passengers, routes pass through the station
without terminating there and provide at least
basic facilities.
▪ Some stations are regarded more as
landmarks than as utilities.
▪ Local bus services in many towns and
cities are centered on bus stations.
▪ Requires sizeable land in a strategic part
Bus Terminal
of urban area.
or Station ▪ Location: where routes logically connect
or terminate. If the station is used as an
intermediate stopping point on routes
passing through, it should be conveniently
located for passengers joining or leaving
vehicles.
• A well planned or managed
bus-terminal act as catalyst to
social and economic
development of surrounding
areas (i.e. an asset of that
area). Bus
• Poorly planned and sited
Terminal/Station
terminal generate traffic
problems and deteriorating
quality of life of the
surroundings.
Things should be considered for a Bus Terminal
▪ Location: Construction of new Bus terminal near the junction of
Bypass or Road
▪ Provide bus infrastructure facilities:
i. Provide adequate number of boarding bays
ii. Provide bus bays, which are easily accessible for the passengers
and for roll in and roll out of buses.
iii.Improve bus circulation pattern including entry and exit points
and approach to the bus terminal to reduce passenger and
vehicular conflicts.
Bus Bays
Bus Bays
Boarding
Bays
Bus Bays
Things should be considered for a Bus Terminal
▪ Providing enhanced passenger amenities:
i. Toilets sufficient in numbers and conveniently placed
ii. Drinking water points
iii.Waiting rooms
▪ Providing passenger conveniences:
i. Deluxe waiting hall for the passengers with amenities such as
air-conditioning, special vending machines, CCTV etc. (at a
nominal charge)
ii. An alternative normal waiting lounge for the passengers
(without any charge)
Things should be considered for a Bus Terminal
iii. Essentials including medical store, telephone booths,
internet cafes, bank, ATMs, ticket counters with provision
for computerization and networking.
iv.Information Center and tourist help centers
v. All commercial facilities including restaurants, shops, general
stores, exhibition halls and areas
▪ Information systems and signage related to the Terminal such
as bus arrival and departure boards, important announcement
facilities.
• Information on the existing and proposed bus routes
• Traffic counts at salient points on the road network
surrounding the proposed site
• Topographical maps of the project area
Data Collection • Historical data of passenger movement
for Planning and • Socio-economic and demographic data
Designing Bus • Person interview surveys
Terminal • Discussions with the Ministry of Communication and any
other concerned authorities about their requirements
within the Bus Terminal
• Relevant information and any studies that concerned
agencies may already have undertaken
❖Plan for the proposed Bus Terminal
to fulfill requirements of
passengers, public and private
Planning for stakeholders.
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❖Safety of passengers and service
staff shall be accorded the highest
concern.
Requirements
Bus operators ▪ Ticket vending machines ▪ Restaurants and Cafes
• Bus company offices ▪ Banks and ATM ▪ Insurance offices
• Bus parking facilities, ▪ Traveler Information Systems ▪ Clinics
workshops, washing areas ▪ Well-lit and adequately ▪ Long-term and short-
ventilated lounges/waiting term car park
• Motel and/or dormitory
areas ▪ Taxi-stand
for drivers and other staff
▪ Safe and secure boarding ▪ Car-rental offices
• Fuel station area
• Staff car park ▪ Locker facilities Others
Passengers ▪ Mosques/prayer halls ▪ Parcel/courier company
▪ Ticketing/booking ▪ Lavatory/toilets with shower offices
counters facilities ▪ Clearance companies
▪ On-line booking and ▪ Exchange offices ▪ Taxi stand
purchase facilities ▪ Retail shops
Station & Stop Principles
Stations are Gateways Facilitate Movement, Ease Interactions In-Lane Stops Save Time
Station & Stop Principles
Universal Design is Equitable Design Design for Safety Integrate Vehicle and Platform Design
Gabtali Bus Terminal, Dhaka
Gabtali Bus Terminal, Dhaka
Mohakhali Bus Terminal, Dhaka
Inter-district Bus Terminal In Khulna
▪ Connect Khulna with different parts of Bangladesh
▪ Khulna Development Authority (KDA)
KDA Sonadanga Bus Terminal, Khulna , 1985-1987
General design consideration:
Minimize grading and destruction of existing
topographic conditions, natural vegetation,
structures etc.
Station site
Should be designed to enhance communities where
facilities they are located.
design
A well-designed station will easily fit within the fabric
of the adjacent community.
Stations have some negative effects on
neighborhoods, which warrant special design (e.g.
buffering, landscaping).
Site facilities should be interconnected by pedestrian
paths.
Accessible routes between station entrance, site
facilities, and to the adjacent municipal sidewalk
Station site system.
facilities
Access for persons with disabilities should be
design addressed at each stage of planning and design
process.
Physical layout of the site should also be consistent
with the access hierarchy.
Thank you
