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ASIA BRT CONFERENCE , 2014 ‘SITILINK’ – SURAT BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM An initiative of/ Submitted by : Surat Sitilink Ltd. Surat Municipal Corporation Smart city ….. Smart Mobility….
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ASIA BRT CONFERENCE , 2014‘SITILINK’ – SURAT BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM

An initiative of/ Submitted by :

Surat Sitilink Ltd.

Surat Municipal Corporation

Smart city ….. Smart Mobility….

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Surat today…• 8th largest city in India

• 2nd largest city in Gujarat

• Population ‐ 44.7 Lakhs (2011)

• Municipal Area – 326.51 Sqkm

• Large Migrant Population 56 % of the city’s population

80% of those living in squatter settlements

50% Migrants from other states

•Manufacturing City: (Diamond & Textiles) 45% of the world’s total rough diamond cutting and polishing

75 % of the nation’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 fiber export

Surat

Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor 

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SURAT – City Growth

Population Projection : SURAT CITY

Year 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021 2031 2035 2041

Population (SMC) 2.88 4.72 9.99 16.2 28.7 44.7 61.8 83.8 96.07 119.6

Population (SUDA) 0.67 0.87 1.21 1.56 2.37 3.32 4.44 6.24 7.67 9.2

Total Population 3.55 5.58 11.2 17.8 31.1 48.1 66.3 90.2 103.7 128.8(Population in lakhs)

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Surat City Vision

The vision is to create a system that minimizes the need for travel,provides  choices for modes that are safe, 

sustainable socially, economically, financially and environmentally, and provide a global image for the city.

“A Global City with Global Standards and Global Values”

CMP & DPR for BRTS  

OperationalizedBRTS

Formation of UTF

Proposal for formation of 

UMTA

Multi‐modal Transit Hub 

proposal under consideration

Steps taken up in transportation sector to achieve this vision 

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• Rapid Growth – 45 lakh population

• High City Mobility – 38 lakh Passenger trips per day

• Inadequacies in the road network•Lack of uniformity In ROW•Constraints – River, Canal, Khadi, Railway Line, encroachment

Mobility Challenges• Inadequate Public Transport3‐Wheelers act As Public Transit (7‐9 lakh trips)100 buses introduced recently (45 000 trips)

• Intrusion Of Regional Goods And Passenger Vehicles Into The Cities

• Congestion 

• Sensitive Air Quality

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40,000 auto rickshaws operating like public transport!

Surat With No Public Transport ...before 2007

Introduction of City Bus services in 2007Challenge for Surat to create Sustainable High Quality Public 

Transport 

Surat with Limited Public Transport…2007Sitilink – Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)..2014

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• Surat prepared Comprehensive Mobility Plan in 2008, sanctioned under JnNURM

• Under the plan, the following strategies were prioritized– Structuring Regional Growth– Structuring Urban Landuse– Structuring Urban Road Network– Bicycle and Pedestrian plan– Mass Transit System Plan

BRTS was selected as a Sustainable Mass Transit Choice for Surat

Surat…Planning for Smart and Sustainable future

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SURAT BRTS NETWORK – Phase 1+2+3PHASE 1 • Year of Sanction  2008

• Start Year of implementation – 2009

• Phase 1 Corridors – 30 km 

Corridor 1 (10 km) Completion date –January 2014

Corridor 2 (20 km) Completion date –December 2014

PHASE 3 

• Network length ‐ 42 kms

• Network length ‐ 30 kms

PHASE 4 • 3.5 km long elevated corridor connecting railway station and city center

BRT Operational (10.0 kms.) – January 2014

December 2014

PHASE 2 

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Closed System 

Moving people and not vehicles

Network and not corridors

System components

Vehicles• Clean buses & modern technologies • Euro III/ IV A.C high floor buses• Trained Drivers and staff

Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)• Public Information System (PIS)• Electronic and Off board Ticketing, Smart Cards• Vehicle tracking system (real time)• Area Traffic Management for Bus Priority & 

Minimise wastage of GREEN TIME

Bus Stations• Accessible, Comfortable stations – Level boarding 

alighting,     Off board Ticketing, ITS enabled

Running ways • Segregated bus ways• Complete street development (PT, NMT) 

Operation Plan• Efficient, Frequent, Reliable service• Closed System • Operations under Single Management Control

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• Surat Sitilink Ltd. (SSL) – An SPV developed for Operationsand Maintenance of Surat BRTS under Companies Act

• Fully owned by Surat Municipal Corporation

The sustainability of BRT systems depend on its institutional structure

Institutional framework

Sitilink has a range of responsibilities, with technical autonomy within the local transportation policy, including:

•Policy‐making and setting standards for the corridors•Planning and design •Project implementation •Contracting •Operational management •Financial management •Administration •Marketing 

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‘State of Art’ BRTS Bus stations

Safe and secured median bus stations

High floor bus stations (+900 mm) for at‐level boarding alighting with buses

Barrier free access through ramps, tactile blocks, railings

‘Open’ …visually and ventillate like a semi‐covered space

‘Paradigm shift’ from prevalent perceptions and practices of Bus stop design

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Livable streets..for people

High quality, safe and accessible pedestrian pathwaysStreets for walking, seating, cycling and public transit along with private vehiclesIncreasing ‘Green cover’

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Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

A central control centre monitoring the operations 

Vehicle tracking system on real‐time basis

Electronic and off‐board fare collection

Control Centre

PIS at Bus Stations PIS at busesSurveillance system 

Smart Travel…With Smart Card

Sitilink Travel Cards introduced from first day of Operations

Type of Sitilink Travel Card:

•General Travel card (Operational•Student Card•Senior Citizen Card

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Water front BRTSInnovation  Challenges  Opportunities  

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TRANSIT VOLUMES

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Demand on existing road (without canal road) Demand on existing road (with canal road)BRTS Demand Analysis

Selecting Network – Canal Road BRTS

• Creating new opportunities ‐Developing new link‐ canal road 

• Demand follows Supply

• Restructuring road network

• Alternative links developed to decongest existing ring road

Existing Ring road

Canal road

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No RoadsBefore BRTS ‐ No Roads…200813 kms. Of Canal corridor was identified in BRTS network in phase 1.Partially there was no road, no traffic, degenerated use, encroachments on water front, canal degradationCentrally located canal acted as waste collection area, no transit opportunityLack of land use changesDegradation of surrounds, land prices, Quality of life..

Today…– With BRT (2014) 

Transforming Constraints into OpportunitiesBRTS to be operational on this corridor by 2014.

BRTS bus lane

Existing Canal

Mixed traffic lanesPedestrian pathPedestrian path

BRTS bus laneMixed traffic lanes

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Canal edge development

The purpose of canal is to supply water to irrigational areas from north to the south of city.Constructing canal edge lining for strengthening of edge, preventing water seepage, increasing velocity of water flowConstruction activity undertaken in short intervals of 14 days when the water supply is discontinued.  Given this, precast technology  was adopted.

Implementation

Canal road BRTS nearing Completion

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Bus stations – Under construction on Canal

Cross‐ Section – Canal Corridor (Water front BRTS)

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2008

Landuse transformations

• Major transformation in adjoining landuse / density through supplying transit facility

• Upgradation of canal and surrounds• Escalation in land prices envisaged

2014

Image Source: Google earth satellite imagery

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Veer NarmadSouth Gujarat University

Agriculture University

Govt. Medical College

Anjana Sewage treatment Plant

Anuvrat Dwar

KharwarnagarLake

Pilot stretches

Pilot stretches

Developing Public Spaces along BRTS

SVNIT Surat

• Identifying and Connecting Open spaces

• Institutional areas become less inhabited after working hours

• Activating street edges as public space – Creating new opportunities 

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BRTS Bus Shelter

Green PublicSpaces AlongBRTS Corridor

Mixed Traffic Lane

Tensile structurewith mixed usepublic spaces

Children’splay area

Canal

Canal Mounds

Developing Public Spaces along BRTS

Kiosks/ Activity areas/ park

Mixed Traffic Lane

BRTS Bus lanes

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Developing Public Spaces along BRTS

BRTS Connecting University areaDesign prepared considering retention of existing trees.New trees under plantation at every 8‐10 mts.Augmenting capacity by developing complete street/ Right of Way (RoW)

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Transit Infrastructures  Planned and under implementation

Supporting infrastructure facilities under implementation

1. Workshop and Depot2. BRT to BRT Interchange facility3. BRT to Feeder Interchange facility4. Control centre to monitor the system5. State of Art Bus Shelters

BRTS Workshop and Detail BRT‐ BRT Interchange FacilityBRT‐ Feeder Interchange Facility

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Introducing S‐Connect

Integrating BRTS with Feeder bus service network

Benchmark in Public Transport in India

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‐Locations of origins anddestinations apart fromthe operational route

(Data based on OD surveyconducted by CEPT for 500sample surveys)

Proposed S‐Connect is planned considering passengers coming to and from railway station and SachinGIDC

S‐Connect : Linking Surat Railway station and SachinStage 1: Pilot Project

To be Operational by 1st September, 2014

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Stage – I and II – Feeder Integration implementation

Stage – I Railway station to Kharwarnagar

Stage – II Sachin GIDC junction to Sachin Gaam

An Initiative of:

Surat city transport services has initiated the linking of ‘ S‐Connect’ as feeder system to Sitilink.

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• Physical – Interchange station developed for easy transfer for passengers

• Fare – Integrated fare system developed with single ticketing system• ITS – GPS/GPRS and PIS system proposed to be installed in S‐Connect 

buses to reduce travel time• Institutional – Agreement between Sitilink and S‐Connect is 

developed

Schedule Integration• Time Savings• Ensuring minimum transfer waiting time for Commuter 

S‐Connect – Level of Integration

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BRT NetworkFeeder Network

S‐connect – Feeder integration network proposed

Map showing Sitilink and Feeder networkSurat Integrated Feeder System

•Surat Municipal Corporation has taken an initiative to introduce integrated public transit services in the city. 

•The initial success will determine the development of 157 km network of S‐Connect

Stage 2: Complete Network

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Public Transport CoverageBRT Network Length: 102 km.Feeder Network Length: 157 km.Total PT Network Length: 259 km.

Built up coverage: 80%

Total Built up area: 166 sqkm.Built up covered: 133 sqkm

Surat BRTS + Feeder Network coverage

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‘SITILINK’ ‐ Operations

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Free trial runs started from 26th January 2014 with a grand opening by Hon. Mayor of the city

•26th January, 2014  ‐ 28th February, 2014•Headway – 10 minutes •Buses operated – 8+1 (spare)•Schedule – 08:00am to 12:00pm (morning shift)

4:00pm to 8:00pm (evening shift)

Operational route – 10 km 

Operational Routes: 1Udhana Darwaja – Sachin GIDC 

Total Length : 10 km

Operational Stops : 17

Average passenger details13,500 per/day

Per kilometer:  14Per bus: 1683Per trip: 151

Sitilink – Free trial runs (January ‐ February 2014)Operations – Free trial (26th Jaunary’14 – 28th February’14)

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Operations – Analysis

Operations initiatedRoute extended by 

2.7 km Headway reduced to 8 min

Initiation S‐Connect services 

1st March – 30th June 1st July  ‐ 31st July1st August – 31stAugust 1st September – till date

Network Length 10 km  12.7 km  12.7 km 12.7 km + 7 km (S‐Connect)

Number of Stations 18 20 20 20 + 9

Operations Timing 8:00 am to 9:00 pm

6:00 am to 9:00 pm(6:00 – 9:00 am & 6:00 –9:00 pm) into extended routes

6:00 am to 9:00 pm 6:00 am to 9:00 pm

Buses Operated 8 9 14 14

Average Headway 10 min 10 min 8 min 8 minDaily Passenger (avg)

3600 3890 5210 7000

Daily Collection 33550 INR/day 32315 INR/day 44700 INR/day 69270 INR/day

Remarks

Ridership reduced as the fare collection started. As the direct connectivity was unavailable, IPT was cheaper and transfers were less

Increase in connectivity increased ridership

Increase in frequency increased ridership

Major connection and single ticketing increased ridership tremendously 

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Reasons for increase in ridership1. Increase in connectivity – to Railway Station and GIDC industrial area2. Decrease in headway 3. Direct link to their destination from railway stationReasons for decrease in ridership1. School vacations2. Sunday and other holidays

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Type of people that use BRTS

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Reasons

•Regular and timely availability of bus•Comfortable journey with all A.C. buses•Safe for women and children as security cameras are installed•Barrier free design, at‐level boarding

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2%2% 3% 1%0%

91%

1% 0%

Walk

Bicycle

Two Wheeler

Four Wheeler

Rikshaw

Shared Auto

City Bus

School / Staff Bus

66%

15%

13%

3% 3%

Work

Social

Eduction

Recreation

Other

User Satisfaction Response from people

Source: Analysis based on sample survey done by CEPT University

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Way Forward…•Route ExtensionsNew routes to be added based on network expansionsInitiaves to increase passenger ridership (Increased from 4000 to 7000 now and expected to grow)

•Feeder  IntegrationIntegrated network BRT + Feeder Route rationalization plan  (With the increase in number of routes, route rationalization has to be done for increase in passenger access)

•Smart city’s smart mobility solutionsCommon ticketing , ITS smart cards

•Development of Transit InfrastructuresMore workshop depots, Interchange stations, Driver’s facility to be developed 

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•Introduction of tenders for Maintenance of corridors and infrastructureHousekeeping tender, landscape maintenance etc is taken up for maintenance of the project. Trees have successfully been transplanted at various locations

•Procurement of buses with the increase in number of routesMore buses are in process of procurement. With the increase in number of routes bus procurement is scheduled. For Phase I – 30 km route __ buses needs to be procured .Order for 20 buses is already placed

Way Forward…

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‘Sitilink’ – Surat Bus Rapid Transit SystemAn initiative of :

Surat Municipal CorporationTechnical Support:Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University

Project Management Consultants/ Operations hand holding:Urban Mass Transit Company (UMTC)

Associating Consultants:Arya Architects, AhmedabadCoordinates Infrastructure ConsultingJit Engineering Services Consultant Multimedia Consultants pvt. Ltd.VBSoft India Ltd. 


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