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
General
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
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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
3 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
Trip Length from APSRTC data From Model developed in VISUM
Avg. Ride distance = 10 km Avg. Journey Distance = 13km Avg. Ride Distance = 10km
7 Parameters for Graphical Analysis
Number of service trips
Passenger volumes
Area coverage
Volume/capacity-ratio
8 Number of service trips
Lakadikapool
Narayanaguda
Abids
Koti
Service Trips Per Peak Hour Afzalgunj
Planning Area
9 Passenger Volumes
Passenger Volumes Per Day 10 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
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
15 Small Scale Improvements in current network . Additional bus stops for better accessibility
. Rerouting of line route (route 94R) ending at Nampally railway station for an improved accessibility to Nampally Nampally railway station Kachiguda
. Creation of new line route connecting 94R Nampally and Kachiguda train stations via Himayath Nagar road
(30 minutes headway, 6 New Line Routes
kilometre distance, 18 New Stop minutes run time)
16 Cont…
Base Scenario Planning Scenario
Approx. 40,000 people with better access to public transport Approx. 50,000 people having direct connection to Nampally 17
Network restructuring towards MRTS and main bus corridors
Future Metro Network Phase 1
Preferential Bus Transport System
18 Network restructuring towards MRTS and main bus corridors Ending line routes: 9, 63, 65, 66, 83, 100, etc.
Lakadikapool Ending line routes: 1, 3, 45, 86, 101, etc.
Public gardens Naranyanaguda
YMCA
Abids Madapati Hanumatha school
Preferential Badichowdi bus transport system GPO 4 line routes 5 minutes peak headway MJ Market 2.5 minutes headway on link Koti Lakadikapool – Afzalgunj: 5.5 km Naranyanaguda – Malakpet: 3.8 km CBS bus stop Malakpet High-capacity vehicles Ending line routes: 102, 104, 127, etc. Afzalgunj bus stop
Ending line routes: 4,48,139,218, etc. 19 Network restructuring towards MRTS and main bus corridors
20 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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