Bus Rapid Transit System

Surat & Ahmedabad

Projects under JnNURM

Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India

Surat Municipal Corporation

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

Presentation by:
Prof. H.M. Shivanand Swamy
Executive Director, Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport (CoE)
(An initiative of the Ministry of Urban Development, GOI)
CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
Surat today
• Population - 4.6Million (2011)
• Municipal Area – 326 sqkm
•High Density – 12750/sq.km
•9th largest city in India
• Large Migrant Population
•56 % of the city’s population
•Manufacturing City: (Diamond & Textiles)
- 42 % of the world’s total rough diamond cutting and polishing
-40 % of the nation’s total diamond exports
- 40 % of the nation’s total man made fabric production
-18 % of the nation’s total man made fibre export

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT – City Growth

P opulation P rojections - S U R AT U .A.

PopulationinLakhs

100
90
80
70
60 High
50 Growth
40 S tabilis atio
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20 Reduc ed
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21

31

41

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61

71

81

91

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21

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Recorded 60%+ decadal growth over 5 decades

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT – Motorisation

MOTORISATION

INDIA - LOW CAR OWNERSHIP

50-75 cars per 1000 people

Two wheelers – 200 per 1000 people
- Will they move to Car?
- Will they move to Bus?
Bicycles – 100 per 1000 people – What are we doing for them?
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
City Public Transport

45000 Autos operating like Public Transport!

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT – With some Public Transport

Challenge for Surat

To create Sustainable High Quality Public Transport
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT – With BRTS

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT – Public Transport System
Existing Situation Analysis

Overview

» 4.6 Million People

» City Buses
» Bus routes – 41 routes
» Fleet size – 111 buses
» Ridership - approx 50,000 passengers/day
» Auto-rickshaws functioning as shared autos
» Auto Routes – 37 major routes
» No. of autos - around 45,000 nos.
» Ridership - approx 1.6 million passengers/day

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT
Routes
Bus Autos

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT
Bus Autos
AMROLI
AMROLI
VED VED
6

PALANPUR 1 PALANPU
PATIA R
6 6 SARTHAN
SARTHANA PATIA A NAKA
NAKA

2
RAILWAY RAILWAY
STATION STATION
1
2
SAHARA SAHARA
1 DARAWAJA DARAWAJ
4 A

4 UDHANA
TEEN RASTA 8 2
UDHANA
TEEN RASTA

MAGDALL
MAGDALLA A

Bus headways 30-160 mins, easy availability of shared autos

Transit Ridership (no. of passenger boardings)
VED
VED AMROLI AMROLI

PALANPU
PALANP R
UR PATIA
SARTHA SARTHAN
PATIA
NA A NAKA
NAKA RAILWAY
RAILWAY STATION
STATION SAHARA
DARAWA
SAHARA JA
DARAWA
JA
UDHANA
UDHANA
TEEN RASTA
TEEN RASTA

MAGDAL MAGDAL
LA LA

50000 trips/day on buses in comparison to 1.65 million on autos

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT
Auto Passenger Survey - Analysis
Total shared auto trips (16 hrs/day): 16,30,232
Average Trip Length: 6.9 Km

Morning trips Evening trips

Source: Primary Survey, 2009

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT
Auto Routes: Speed

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT
Willingness to Shift Survey

» Results indicate around 6 lakh trips would use the proposed PT system

Journey Time Ranges Total trips (in Willingness to Proportional Trips

(mins) lakh) Shift (in lakh)
0 – 10 2.9 17 % 0.5
10 – 20 3.5 40 % 1.4
> 20 9.9 43 % 4.2
Total 16.3 6.1

Source: Primary Survey, 2009

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT - PROPOSED STRATEGIES
• BRTS Development

• Feeder System Development

• Bus based

• Small Vehicle Option – TATA Magic (GOG)

• Auto Rickshaw Strategy

• Stop issue of licenses for new auto

• Old auto replacement – with small vehicle – TATA Magic

• Integration

• Single ticket /Smart card, token

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
• Interchanges
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT

BUS to BRTS PLAN

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT
BRTS - COMMON APPREHENSENSIONS

• Takes away road space!

• Roads will be congested!

• Very few buses given priority over large mixed

traffic vehicles!

• Movement will be inefficient!

• Too much Investment – Too little a benefit

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
Existing Scenario (Ahmedabad) November 2012
MORE BUSES MEAN LESS TRAFFIC
Janmarg Mixed traffic
People moved : 150
Area occupied – 84 sq. m
Queue length – 24 m.

By:
Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Janmarg – Focus
In association onGovernment
with MoUD, Moving People..
of India & AMC
 MORE CARS MEANS LESS PEOPLE
MORE CARS – Constant queue Length- Reduction in people moved
Janmarg Mixed traffic
People moved – 150
Area occupied – 84 sq. m
Queue length – 24 m.

By:
Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Janmarg – Focus
In association onGovernment
with MoUD, Moving People..
of India & AMC
 MORE CARS MEANS LONGER QUES
MORE CARS – Same No of people – Longer Queue
Janmarg People moved – 150 Mixed traffic People moved -77
Area occupied – 84 sq. m Queue length - 183 m.
(Increase from 54 meters)
Queue length – 24 m.
Phase time – 70 Seconds
Cycle Length – 180 Seconds

By:
Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Janmarg – Focus
In association onGovernment
with MoUD, Moving People..
of India & AMC
 Future Scenario: If the Traffic is
Doubled

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
 MORE CARS MEANS LONGER QUES
MORE CARS – Same No of people – Longer Queue
Janmarg Mixed traffic People moved -155
People moved – 280
Queue length – 210 m.
Area occupied – 135 sq. m
Phase time – 70 Seconds
Queue length – 37 m. Cycle Length – 180 Seconds
18 M ARTICULATED BUS
CAPACITY- 140

By:
Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Janmarg – Focus
In association onGovernment
with MoUD, Moving People..
of India & AMC
 Future scenario: if the traffic is
tripled
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
 MORE CARS MEANS LONGER QUES
MORE CARS – Same No of people – Longer Queue
Janmarg People moved – 380 Mixed traffic People moved -230
Queue length - 315 m.
Area occupied – 179 sq. m
(Increase from 54 meters)
Queue length – 49 m. Phase time – 100 Seconds
24 M ARTICULATED BUS Cycle Length > 180 Seconds (Not
CAPACITY- 190 Desirable)

By:
Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Janmarg – Focus
In association onGovernment
with MoUD, Moving People..
of India & AMC
 If BRTS did not exist

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
 MORE CARS MEANS LONGER QUES
Present scenario- without BRTS
Mixed traffic People moved -240
Queue length - 165 m.
(Increase from 54 meters)
Phase time – 100 Seconds
Cycle Length > 180 Seconds (Not Desirable)

By:
Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Janmarg – Focus
In association onGovernment
with MoUD, Moving People..
of India & AMC
 MORE CARS MEANS LONGER QUES
Future Scenario- (double traffic) without BRTS
Mixed traffic People moved -240
Queue length - 463 m.
(Increase from 210 meters)
Phase Time – 200 Seconds+ (Not possible to
operate with At-grade junction)

By:
Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Janmarg – Focus
In association onGovernment
with MoUD, Moving People..
of India & AMC
 MORE CARS MEANS LONGER QUES
Future Scenario- (double traffic) without BRTS
Mixed traffic People moved -610
Queue length - 630 m. Total -Section
(Increase from 210 meters)
Phase time – 200 + Seconds length –537m
(At-grade operation impossible)

By:
Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Janmarg – Focus
In association onGovernment
with MoUD, Moving People..
of India & AMC
 RESULT
RESULT

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
 SIMULATION RESULTS FROM VISSIM
-- FROM HELMET TO SHIVARAJANI INTERSECTION

With BRT Without BRT Saving

Origin - Destination Length
Average Delay (s)
Savings Average Average Delays w/o
(s) Delay (s) BRT over with BRT
From To (Km) BRT Mix Traffic

Helmet Keshavbaug 2.1 103.5 338.605 235 394.49 3.8 times

Helmet Shivaranajani 2.6 138 368 230 430.88 3.1 times

• The evaluation results indicate the average speed of 27.2 and 22-24 kmph for BRT and
mixed traffic respectively.

• The evaluation results indicate the average speed under mixed traffic situation is 16-
19 KMPH

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
 How do we use our roads?

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
How do we use our roads?
Planned On site situation
Element Width % covered Width % covered
Footpath 2.25m 15 % 2.25m 15 %

Carriageway 9.25m 50% 7m 22%

BRT lane 3.65m 3.65m
25 % 25 %
BRT Stop 1.9m 1.9m
Parking 2.25 8% 6m 36%

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
 How much does BRTS costs?

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
DIFFERENCE – TWO MEDIANS VS ONE MEDIAN

Janmarg – Focus on Moving People..

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
HOW MUCH DOES BRTS COSTS?
1. PROJECT COSTS – US $ 3 Million/km (Rs 15 Crores)

2. DECOMPOSITION - PROPORTIONAL COST

ALLOCATION - US $ 0.45 Million/km (Rs 2.2 Crores)

3. INCRIMENTAL COSTS - US $ 0.05 Million/km (Rs 25

Lakhs)

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT
PRINCIPLES
1. Network & Not Corridors
2. Connect busy places – Avoid Busy Roads
3. We are a growing city. Hence add capacity – take part of capacity
created for BRTS
4. Develop full scale BRTS with all elements
5. Affordable fare – Comparable with Auto Fare
6. Integrated system (Trunk-Complementary-Feeder)
7. TOD – Hub & Increase FSI Along the corridor
8. Value Capture – Sale of FSI
9. TDM (Pay & Park)

Surat Municipal Corporation - Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India & supported by AMC)
SURAT BRTS NETWORK
PHASE 1 - JnNURM
Part Complete – Part Under Constn Kosad EWS
9
• Year of Sanction 2008
• Start Year of implementation – 2009
Vala
Jahangirpura
Dabholi char Amroli
6 rasta 10A
Gajera junc.
7 Sarthana
• Phase 1 Corridors – 30 km 9
5
1 Katargam
¾ Corridor 1 (10 km) Completion date – 2013
Hirabaug
Simada
8
¾ Corridor 2 (20 km) Completion date – 2014 8
Railway
Station
5
Chowk
Adajan
8
Parvat patiya
patia Bhagal

PHASE 2 – SMC/STATE
Elevated
10B
Pal
1
8
Udhana
corridor
Aaimata `
10A
Magob city
Darwaza limit
8
Kharwarnagar

• Network length - 42 kms

2 4
Anuwrat

• Under Construction 3
Dwar.
Daksheshwar

3
PHASE 3-JnNURM (Proposed) Dumas resort St. Thomas
school junc.
ONGC

• Network length - 30 kms

LEGEND
PHASE 4 - Proposed - Major Junctions Sachin

- Phase I
• 3.5 km long elevated corridor Sachin

connecting railway stn & city center -Phase II GIDC

- Phase III
Surat Municipal Corporation - Government of Gujarat
- Phase IV
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India & supported by AMC)
SURAT BRTS NETWORK
Public Transport Coverage
BRT Network Length: 102 km.
Feeder Network Length: 157 km.
Total PT Network Length: 250 km.

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT BRTS NETWORK
BRT
Public
Network
Transport
Length:
Coverage
102 km.
Feeder Network
BRT Network Length:
Length: 157
102 km.
km.
Total PT Network
Feeder Network Length:
Length: 157
250 km.
km.
Total PT Network Length: 250 km.
Built up coverage: 80%

Total Built up area: 166 sqkm.

Built up covered: 133 sqkm

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT BRTS
Scenario 2:
Proposed BRT and Light BRT Network Volume

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BRT Network:
Speed: 23 km/hr.

2 30 0
HDW: 5 min.

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Pass. Volume per Day LBRT Network:
BRT Network Speed: 20 km/hr.
LBRT Network 12
HDW: 8 min
00
0
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
INNER CITY ACCESS - Design Interventions

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT

Glimpse from Surat BRTS

Prototype Bus Station Completed Prototype Bus Station Completed

Activity Area Trees retained along Footpath

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
Phase 1 - Ongoing Work at Udhana Sachin corridor
Phase 1 - Ongoing Work at Canal Road

Canal edge work in progress

Working days 7-10 days in a Month – due to flow

of water by Irrigation dept.
SURAT

Glimpse from Surat BRTS

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT

Anuwart Dwar to Kharwarnagar

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
SURAT
Before & After – Canal Road

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
Ahmedabad
Before & After - Anjali

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
Surat
Tensile structure Public Area Development
Children’s with mixed use
play area public spaces

Mounds
Canal
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Canal

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
Surat
Public Area Development
BRTS Corridor along Canal

Informal sitting

Children’s play area

Paved Area

Kiosk

Paved Arae

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT Paved Arae
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
 SURAT BRTS
ITS applications
Operations Control
Electronic Fare Collection
Passenger Information System
Traffic Signaling / ATC

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
Operations control & Passenger Information system
PASSENGER
INFORMATION SYSTEM

Passenger
Information System
in BRT Stops and
terminals

Passenger Operations
Information Control Center
System in Bus

AUTOMATIC VEHICLE TRACKING & BUS OPERATOR DEPOT

OPERATIONS CONTROL
GPS/ GPRS module with two way voice
and data communication

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
Electronic fare collection system
Comm.
Comm.
Link
Link

Mobile Inspectors

Ticket Sale and Validation

On Board E-Ticketing (BRTS

and City Bus Off Board ticketing
Conductors)

Cash Collection & Pass Issuing Centre

BRTS fare
collection
Datacenter
Cash collection Pass issuing center (at
Centers (at Terminals) Terminals)

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
INTERCHANGE

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BRT Interchange Station

Split Flyovers
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WA
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VR
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TO
PARCEL C
3000 sq.m. Available plots

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restaurants/ entertainment zones- multiplex

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IN
Parcel
By: B : BRT control station / Public parks / amphitheatre
Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University, Ahmedabad.
Parcel C : Rehabilitation
In association of project
with MoUD, Government affected
of India & AMC units
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Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat
Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
INTERCHANGE - project components
UNDULATING
LANDSCAPE WITH
HI-END PATHWAY AND SITTING
HELIPAD BRTS
RESTAURANT LINEAR CIRCULATION
CONTROL
OFFICES STAR RATED CONNECTING PARCEL A
OFFICES CENTRE
HOTEL AND PARCEL B

RETAIL RETAIL
S S MULTIPLEX,
OFFICE PARKING / EXCLUSIV MID DAY BRTS PROPOSED FLY AMPHI
ENTERTAINMENT RECREATIONA
VISITOR’S PARKING E BUS PARKING OVER BRIDGE THEATRE
ZONE, PUBLIC L PARK
RETAILS
LIBRARY, ZONE
PUBLIC ENTRY OFFICE FOR SMC
OUT DOOR FOOD
TO THE
COURT BRT
PARKING
INTERCHANGE

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
Ahmedabad
Transit Oriented Development

Source: AUDA DP 2021

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT Paved Arae
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
AMTS Network Scenarios
Immediate AMTS Rerouting Direct Connections

Brown and Thompson - 2008

AMTS rapid
•Strenghtening the trunk
routes •The transportation demand in
•Phase out routes which •Complimenting and Ahmedabad is largely radial
feeder routes for BRTS •Strengthening existing radial
are in direct competition
routes and identifying new
with BRT •Remove Overlapping
radial routes to provide AMTS
•De Centralize Lal darwaja •Routes from BRTS Rapid
•Rerouting the routes from
the BRT overlaps

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)
 Scenarios Comparision
Scenario 1: Base Scenario Scenario
Scenario
2: 463:AMTS
Ring Radial
Modified
Routes+
routes
Full
+ Full
BRTBRT

AMTS
BRTS
Assigned Demand (PT demand): 9.7 Lakhs PT demand Assigned Demand (PT demand): 9.7 Lakhs PT demand
Modes Boarding Pass. Km. Pass. Hrs. Modes Boardings Pass. Km. Pass. Hrs.
AMTS 1404603 12187043 790596 AMTS 1547218 7258482 461833
BRTS 163945 1514031 63501 BRTS 911855 4983246 209121
1568548 13701074 854097 2459073 12241728 670953
Transfer Rate 1.59 Transfer Rate 2.49
Avg Trip Leg Length (km) 8.73 Avg Trip Leg Length (km) 4.98
Pass. Km. Savings (compared Pass. Km. Savings (compared
- 10.65%
to Base Scenario) to Base Scenario)
Pass. Hrs. Savings (compared Pass. Hrs. Savings (compared
- 21%
to Base Scenario) to Base Scenario)
 Thank you…
[email protected]

Prof.H.M. Shivanand Swamy

Executive Director,

Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport (CoE)

CEPT University,
Ahmedabad,
India

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Surat Municipal Corporation : Government of Gujarat

Technical Assistance: Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT
CEPT University, Ahmedabad. (An initiative of the Ministry of Urban
Urban Development, Government of India)