Indore BRT: Route Planning Options & ChallengesPrashanth Bachu, Program Manager, Integrated Urban Transport, EMBARQ India

Operation Plan: Key Assumptions

11.6 km5.0 km

6.5

km

2.5 km

1.5 km

Bus Speed :: 21 kmph (Current: 15 kmph)

Fare Structure :: Existing Fares

Existing Ridership (Corridor + Extension) ::16k pax/day

Projected Demand – Peak Hour Peak Section :: 1,800 pax/hr/dir

Internal – Internal Trips ::62%

Internal – External (IE/EI) ::35%

External – External Through :: 0%

External – External Trips ::3%

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BRT CorridorNorth of

NiranjanpurDewasNaka -

Satya SaiVijaynagar -

PalasiaGitaBhavan -

NavlakahaHolkar Coll. -

BhavarkuaDDU - RG

SquareSouth of BRT

North of Niranjanpur 0% 0% 2% 1% 0% 0% 0%DewasNaka -

Satya Sai 1% 0% 4% 3% 1% 0% 1%Vijaynagar -

Palasia 3% 5% 11% 8% 4% 1% 3%GitaBhavan -

Navlakaha 2% 4% 9% 3% 1% 1% 5%Holkar Coll. -

Bhavarkua 0% 1% 4% 2% 0% 0% 3%DDU - RG

Square 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 2%

South of BRT 0% 0% 3% 4% 2% 2% 2%

Operation Plan: Option 1 (Hybrid – Direct)

23 buses5.0 km

6.5

km

2.5 km

1.5 km

11.6 km12 buses

12 b

usRoute Fleet

Route Length

Speed (km/hr) Trip Time Buses/Hr

peak hr capacity

1 12 18.3 18 132 5.5 3272 12 18.4 18 133 5.4 326

BRT 1 23 11.8 21 72 19.1 1143Standby 3

Total 50 30 1796

Issues Requires conductors on 24 buses outside the BRT Corridor.

Possibility of revenue leakage

Advantages Caters to the total demand

Direct buses for passengers travelling beyond the BRT corridor

No fare penalty for transfer

Operation Plan: Option 1 (Hybrid – Direct)

23 buses5.0 km

6.5

km

2.5 km

1.5 km

11.6 km812 buses

12 b

us

Operation Plan: Option 2 (Hybrid – Transfer)

36 buses5.0 km

6.5

km

2.5 km

1.5 km

11.6 km4 buses

5 b

us 2 buses

Route FleetRoute Length

Speed (km/hr) Trip Time Buses/Hr

peak hr capacity

Tejaji 5 6.5 15 62 4.8 290IPS 4 5 15 50 4.8 288

Panchwati 2 2.5 15 30 4.0 240BRT 36 11.8 21 72 29.8 1789

Standby 3Total 50 43 2608

Issues Integrating fare collection

Managing transfers

Requires conductors on 11 buses

Advantages Caters to the total demand

Optimal combination of a ‘closed’ and ‘open’ system

Reduces conductors and leakage

Operation Plan: Option 2 (Hybrid – Transfer)

36 buses5.0 km

6.5

km

2.5 km

1.5 km

11.6 km4 buses

5 b

us 2 buses

Operation Plan: Option 3 (Closed System)

36 buses5.0 km

6.5

km

2.5 km

1.5 km

11.6 km0 buses

0 b

us 0 buses

Route FleetRoute Length

Speed (km/hr) Trip Time Buses/Hr

peak hr capacity

BRT 36 11.8 21 72 29.8 1789Standby 3

Total 39 30 1789

Issues Will lose 22% ridership (Financial impact ~45 lakhs/mo)

Travel becomes expensive and inconvenient for another 15%

Advantages No conductors on bus

Near zero leakage

Simple and easy operations

Operation Plan: Option 3 (Closed System)

36 buses5.0 km

6.5

km

2.5 km

1.5 km

11.6 km0 buses

0 b

us 0 buses