Partnerships to Improve Access and Quality of Public Transport Partnerships to Improve Access and Quality of Public Transport A Case Report: Faisalabad, Pakistan Atta Ullah Khan assisted by Wajid Hassan Edited by M. Sohail Water, Engineering and Development Centre Loughborough University 2003 Water, Engineering and Development Centre Loughborough University Leicestershire LE11 3TU UK © WEDC, Loughborough University, 2003 Any part of this publication, including the illustrations (except items taken from other publications where the authors do not hold copyright) may be copied, reproduced or adapted to meet local needs, without permission from the author/s or publisher, provided the parts reproduced are distributed free, or at cost and not for commercial ends, and the source is fully acknowledged as given below. Please send copies of any materials in which text or illustrations have been used to WEDC Publications at the address given above. Atta Ullah Khan assisted by Wajid Hassan (2003) Partnerships to Improve Access and Quality of Public Transport - A Case Report: Faisalabad, Pakistan Series Editor: M. Sohail A reference copy of this publication is also available online at: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/wedc/publications/piaqpt-pakistan ISBN Paperback 1 84380 038 1 This document is an output from a project funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) for the benefit of low-income countries. The views expressed are not necessarily those of DFID. Designed and produced at WEDC by Glenda McMahon, Sue Plummer and Rod Shaw List of maps and figures Map 1.1. Faislabad: Land use map ....................................................................4 Map 1.2. Location of Katchi Abadies ..................................................................6 Map 2.1. Road network ...................................................................................11 Map 2.2. Location of transport related services and business ..............................13 Map 2.3. Transport routes ...............................................................................17 Map 3.1. Public transport routes ......................................................................26 Map 4.1. Unserviced areas ..............................................................................32 Map 4.2. Unserviced poor areas ......................................................................33 Map 6.1. Location of study area .......................................................................50 Figure 7.1. Purpose of the trips ..........................................................................60 Map 7.1. Footpaths and walkways ...................................................................61 Figure 7.2. Satisfaction level of users ..................................................................69 List of tables Table 1.1. Population growth rates, 1941–2002 ..................................................2 Table 1.2. Land use distribution, 1996 ...............................................................3 Table 1.3. Vehicle ownership, 2002 ...................................................................4 Table 1.4. Socioeconomic attributes of a Katchi abadi, 1996 ................................5 Table 2.1. Number of transport-related shops on different roads ...........................14 Table 2.2. Number of shops with respect to nature of business ............................15 Table 2.3. Number of shops with respect to categories of vehicles ........................16 Table 2.4. Number of shops and the type of labour force .....................................16 Table 2.5. Historic trend with respect to various modes of transport ......................18 Table 2.6. Suzuki pick up routes ........................................................................19 Table 2.7. Routes and volume of intercity buses ................................................20 Table 2.8. Routes and volume of urban buses ...................................................20 Table 3.1. Details of routes of the FUTS wagons (15-seater stage carriers) ...........25 Table 5.1. Direct employment in the public transport sector in Faisalabad: Part A ...39 Table 5.2. Direct employment in the public transport sector in Faisalabad: Part B ...39 Table 5.3. Direct employment in the public transport sector in Faisalabad: Part C ...40 Table 5.4. Direct employment in the public transport sector in Faisalabad: Part D ...40 Table 5.5. Direct employment in the public transport sector in Faisalabad: Part E ...41 Table 6.1. Basti Chibban settlement ..................................................................44 Table 6.2. Elahi Abad settlement .......................................................................46 Table 6.3. Chak 279 Khurd settlement ..............................................................48 Table 6.4. Sidhu Pura settlement ......................................................................49 Table 7.1. Age of the respondents .....................................................................51 Table 7.2. Household size .................................................................................52 Table 7.3. Sex distribution ................................................................................52 Table 7.4. Age distribution of people ...............................................................53 Table 7.5. Population with education completed (age 10+) .................................54 Table 7.6. Population with education continued (age 10+) ..................................54 Table 7.7. Literacy levels ..................................................................................55 Table 7.8. Type of employment .........................................................................56 Table 7.9. Income levels of working people .........................................................57 Table 7.10. Income at the household level ...........................................................57 Table 7.11. Modes of transport households own ...................................................57 Table 7.12. Percentage of families owning transport ..............................................58 v Table 7.13. Purpose of visit ................................................................................59 Table 7.14. Mode used ......................................................................................60 Table 7.15. Distance travelled .............................................................................61 Table 7.16. Daily cost of travel ............................................................................62 Table 7.17. Distance to the work place ................................................................62 Table 7.18. Time consumed travelling to work .......................................................62 Table 7.19. Cost of trips to work ..........................................................................63 Table 7.20. Education and distance travelled ........................................................63 Table 7.21. Time consumed on journeys to school ................................................64 Table 7.22. Costs incurred on trips to school ........................................................64 Table 7.23. Average distance, cost and time of trips ..............................................64 Table 7.24. Distance to bus / wagon stop .............................................................65 Table 7.25. Walking time to nearest bus / wagon stop ...........................................65 Table 7.26. Average waiting time at bus / wagon stop ............................................65 Table 7.27. Waiting time for FUTS wagons ............................................................65 Table 7.28. Condition of waiting places ................................................................66 Table 7.29. Opinions on interiors .........................................................................67 Table 7.30. Are females properly respected? ........................................................67 Table 7.31. Behaviour with passengers ................................................................67 Table 7.32. Safety of children while travelling .......................................................68 Table 7.33. Acceptability of music and phrases written inside the vehicles ...............68 Table 7.34. Satisfaction level of users as regards public transport ...........................69 Table 7.35. If not satisfied, willingness to pay more fare? ......................................69 Table 7.36. Quality of service—FUTS wagons versus buses ....................................72 Table 8.1. Details of interviews conducted with operators .....................................75 Table 8.2. Age of the respondents .....................................................................76 Table 8.3. Literacy of the respondents ...............................................................77 Table 8.4. Educational level of the literate ..........................................................77 Table 8.5. Marital status of operators .................................................................78 Table 8.6. Past experience in the field of transport ..............................................78 Table 8.7. Satisfaction with traffic rules and regulations .......................................91 Table 8.8. Reaction of the public and the police to the use of cassette players (in the view of vehicle operators) ........................................................92