case study on options to improve bus network...

CASE STUDY ON OPTIONS TO IMPROVE

BUS NETWORK IN HYDERABAD

By

Jayatheja A

Associate (Transport Engineering)

Innovative Transport Solutions (iTrans) Pvt. Ltd.,

Conference on Smart Mobility

(5th – 8th December 2012)

Research Symposium

The Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi

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This study is sub activity of Megacity Project named

“Sustainable Hyderabad”

Strategic transport model from Megacity Project is the

base for the model developed in this study

Objectives are to asses the existing bus network in the

study area and to measure the impact of options

suggested to improve the bus network

General

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Methodology

Selection of Planning area

Data Collection

Detailed Network Modeling in VISUM & Calibration of Bus Network

Analysis of Bus Network

Suggestions/Improvements

Measure the Impact of suggestions/improvements in bus network

Planning Area for Pilot Study

Size: 19 sqkm

Population: 0.7 mio.

National highways

Three MMTS Stops

Three Bus Depots

Network Modelling

Total of 130 bus stop

locations in study area

193 line routes both in up

and down direction with

headway less than one hour

and passing through the

planning area with exact

routing and serving all stops

within the planning area are

integrated.

Network Modelling

Calibration value

Calibration of Base Network

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Avg. Journey

Distance = 13km

Avg. Ride

Distance = 10km

Avg. Ride distance = 10 km

Trip Length from APSRTC data From Model developed in VISUM

Parameters for Graphical Analysis

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Number of service trips

Passenger volumes

Area coverage

Volume/capacity-ratio

Number of service trips

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Service Trips

Per Peak Hour

Planning Area

Lakadikapool

Koti

Narayanaguda

Afzalgunj

Abids

Passenger Volumes

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Passenger Volumes Per Day

Area Coverage

Volume/Capacity Ratio

Volume/Capacity Ratio

Volume/Capacity Ratio

Findings

Areas not having accessibility to public transport

Findings

Major Corridors with very high in number of service trips

– potential reason for congestion

Suggestions to improve bus network

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Small scale improvements

– Rerouting of line routes in order to improve accessibility to

the catchment areas

– New stops in increasing the area coverage

Network restructuring towards MRTS and main bus corridors

– Less trips

– Articulated buses

– Hierarchical network with feeder facilities

Small Scale Improvements in current

network

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New Line Routes

New Stop

Nampally

Kachiguda

Additional bus stops for better accessibility

Rerouting of line route (route 94R) ending at Nampally railway station for an improved accessibility to Nampally railway station

Creation of new line route connecting Nampally and Kachiguda train stations via Himayath Nagar road (30 minutes headway, 6 kilometre distance, 18 minutes run time)

94R

Cont…

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Approx. 40,000 people with better access to public transport

Approx. 50,000 people having direct connection to Nampally

Base Scenario Planning Scenario

Network restructuring towards MRTS and main bus

corridors

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Future Metro Network Phase 1

Preferential Bus Transport System

Network restructuring towards MRTS and main bus

corridors

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Koti

Ending line routes: 9, 63, 65, 66, 83, 100, etc.

Ending line routes: 1, 3, 45, 86, 101, etc.

Ending line routes: 102, 104, 127, etc.

Preferential bus transport system

Public gardens

Lakadikapool

Abids

GPO

MJ Market

CBS bus stop

Afzalgunj bus stop

Malakpet

Badichowdi

Madapati Hanumatha school

YMCA

Naranyanaguda

4 line routes

5 minutes peak headway

2.5 minutes headway on link

Lakadikapool – Afzalgunj: 5.5 km

Naranyanaguda – Malakpet: 3.8 km

High-capacity vehicles

Ending line routes: 4,48,139,218, etc.

Network restructuring towards MRTS and main bus

corridors

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Conclusions

Accessibility to bus stops was increased by providing new stops

in the study area which resulted in better access to approximately

40,000 people.

Introducing preferential high capacity bus transport system on

the major potential corridors resulted in decreased number of

service trips and buses to run over these corridors.

According to the transportation model operating kilometres are

reduced by more than 16,000 per day.

The number of ordinary bus vehicles declines by 47, while 16

new articulated busses would be needed additionally.

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