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Tajikistan: Khujand Public Transport 14-4-307 Adresea Tajikistan: Khujand Public Transport - Technical Due Diligence Client: Contractor: AF-CITYPLAN s.r.o. KPM CONSULT a.s. ENGINEERING ASIA GROUP LLC. Financed by: Czech ODA Technical Cooperation Fund 2015 Contractor Date AF-CITYPLAN s.r.o. 2015 KPM CONSULT a.s. ENGINEERING ASIA GROUP LLC. Represented by Project ID Ing. Jiří Landa 14-4-307 List of authors Ing. Jiří Landa Ing. Karel Steiner Ing., Mgr. Josef Domácí Ing. Petr Šatra Ing. Lubomír Malínek Ing. František Kopecký Ph.D. Checked by: Ing. Jiri Landa Client European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Represented by Akmal Erkaev Final report – Khujand public transport – technical due diligence 2 Contents 0 Introduction – general project information .......................................................... 7 0.1 Background .............................................................................................. 7 1 Analysis of current situation .............................................................................. 8 1.1 – Site visit 1 – General information .............................................................. 8 1.1.1 Site 1 – Former trolley bus depot .......................................................... 8 1.1.2 Site 2 – New parking facility for buses.................................................... 9 1.1.3 Site 3 – Bus station ............................................................................. 9 1.2 Site Visit 2 – General Information .............................................................. 10 1.2.1 Site 4 – Private depot ........................................................................ 11 1.2.2 Site 5 – Bus station ........................................................................... 12 1.2.3 Site 6 – Transport hub – Market area ................................................... 12 1.3 Site Visit 3 – General Information .............................................................. 13 1.3.1 Site 7 – Khujand international airport .................................................. 14 1.3.2 Site 8 – Train station ......................................................................... 15 1.3.3 Site 9 – Bus lines terminal .................................................................. 16 1.4 Overview of public transport in the city of Khujand ...................................... 17 1.4.1 Modal split ........................................................................................ 17 1.4.2 Operations ........................................................................................ 17 1.4.3 Vehicles ........................................................................................... 18 1.4.4 Ticketing system ............................................................................... 18 1.4.5 Bus stops ......................................................................................... 18 1.4.6 Management of public transport system ............................................... 18 1.4.7 Granting of licenses ........................................................................... 18 1.4.8 Emissions from public transport........................................................... 19 1.4.9 Surveys of the Khujand public transport ............................................... 19 1.5 Conclusion .............................................................................................. 19 2 Traffic model ................................................................................................. 21 2.1 Current public transport system ................................................................ 21 2.1.1 Transport model ................................................................................ 22 2.2 New public transport system ..................................................................... 22 2.3 Conclusion .............................................................................................. 29 3 Technical parameters for buses ....................................................................... 31 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 31 3.1.1 Public transport in the city of Khujand .................................................. 31 3.1.2 Description of marshrutkas ................................................................. 31 3.1.3 Reasons for bus fleet operation ........................................................... 32 3.2 Ways of powering of public transport vehicles in Khujand ............................. 32 3.2.1 Electric (trolleybuses) ........................................................................ 32 3 3.2.2 Hybrid drive ...................................................................................... 32 3.2.3 LPG drive ......................................................................................... 32 3.2.4 CNG drive ......................................................................................... 33 3.2.5 Diesel drive ...................................................................................... 33 3.2.6 Non-standard drive options ................................................................. 33 3.2.7 Evaluation of suitability of bus drives ................................................... 33 3.3 Technical parameters of buses .................................................................. 34 3.3.1 The number of seated and standing passengers .................................... 34 3.3.2 Type of buses ................................................................................... 34 3.3.3 Number of doors ............................................................................... 34 3.3.4 Fuel type .......................................................................................... 34 3.3.5 Arrangement of a driver’s cabin........................................................... 34 3.3.6 Check-in system ................................................................................ 34 3.3.7 Number of buses ............................................................................... 34 3.4 Example of suitable bus designs ................................................................ 34 3.4.1 Low floor design with 4 doors .............................................................. 34 3.4.2 Low floor design with 3 doors and baggage storage above front wheel ..... 35 3.4.3 Low floor design with 3 doors and seats above front wheels .................... 36 3.4.4 Low entry design with 3 doors ............................................................. 36 3.5 Procurement strategy ............................................................................... 37 3.5.1 Taxes and custom duties .................................................................... 37 3.5.2 Tendering process ............................................................................. 38 3.5.3 Budget and additional services ............................................................ 38 4 Depot facilities............................................................................................... 39 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 39 4.2 Probable location of new bus depot ............................................................ 39 4.3 Technical facilities .................................................................................... 40 4.4 Human resources ..................................................................................... 41 4.4.1 Responsibility of individual depot employee professions.......................... 41 4.5 Price estimation of the new depot investment ............................................. 43 4.5.1 Construction costs ............................................................................. 43 4.5.2 Equipment costs ................................................................................ 44 4.5.3 Total estimated investment costs ........................................................ 44 Estimation of operating costs ......................................................................... 45 4.6 .............................................................................................................. 45 4.6.1 Labour costs ..................................................................................... 45 4.6.2 Costs of maintenance and spare parts .................................................. 45 4.6.3 Costs of energy and media ................................................................. 45 4.7 Decision maker summary ......................................................................... 46 4.8 Time schedule for implementation ............................................................. 46 4 4.8.1 Facilities and media required for construction ........................................ 47 4.8.2 Milestones in the approval process ....................................................... 47 5 Basic Considerations on Changes in Fare Collection ............................................ 49 5.1 Analysis of the Current State and Basic Considerations on Changes in Fare Collection ..................................................................................................... 49 5.2 Legislative Analysis of the Current State of Fare Collection in Khujand City ..... 50 5.3 Draft Design for Fare Collection in Khujand City........................................... 51 5.3.1 Draft of the future public transport system ..........................................
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