Rajkot BRTSVijay Anadkat, Fellow, EMBARQ India
Location : 20.18N & 70.51E
Heart of Saurashtra region of Gujarat State
Area : 104.86 Sq.Kms
Population : 12,90,000
(as per census 2011)
Slum Population :2,02,371
Climate : Max.43.5O C (Avg.) : Min. 24.2 O C
Rain fall : Avg. 500 mm
City wards : 23
About city
RMC took responsibility of city bus service from the state Govt. since April 2006City bus service started in PPP mode during 2006City Mobility Plan was prepared during 2007Rajkot BRTS corridor to cover city with 63.50 kms length planned
BRTS Background
Motor vehicles growth of 9.5% annuallyThe highest growth is of two wheelers, which is 9.8%.The public transport in the city is only 0.5%More than 10,000 auto rickshaws and chhakda having average trip length of 5.4km and 13km respectively.The city has no facilities for NMVsNo facilities for pedestrians in most areas.
Rajkot Vehicular Growth
0
100000
200000
300000
400000
1990 - 1991 1994 - 1995 2000- 2001
Year
Veh
icle
s
Passenger Vehicles Goods Vehicles
Mode of Travel & Trip
AreaTrip Rate
(incl. Walk)Trip Rate
(Excl. Walk)Trip Length
(in Kms)
Central Area 1.21 0.90 2.93
Rest of RMC 1.32 0.95 3.84
Rajkot OG 0.89 0.53 3.21
(Overall) 1.29 0.92 3.71
Walk28.0%
PT& Others13.0%
Cycle21.0%
Two Wheeler38.0%
Identification of BRTS corridor
No. Name of Corridor
Name of Corridor in
terms of City
Coverage
Available Right of Way
(in Mt.)
Length of Corridor (in Km.)
1 Blue Corridor(Gondal Road-Ring Road crossing to Jamnagar Road-Ring Road Crossing to Greenland Chowk to Gondal Road)
Ring road 45 - 60 29.00
2 Green Corridor (Arvindbhai Maniar Nagar to Jamnagar Road – Ring Road Crossing)
North-South 18 - 24 16.50
3 Red Corridor (Green land Chowk to Saurashtra University)
East-West 18 - 24 18.00
Total… 63.50
Blue Corridor - 29 Kms
Green Corridor - 16.5 Kms
Red Corridor - 18 Kms
Total - 63.5 kms
BRTS Phasing
Blue Corridor
Red Corridor
Green Corridor
Assessment of Corridor
No. Description Blue Rank Red Rank Green Rank
1 Width of Corridor (in mt)
45 – 60 1 18 -24 2 18 -24 3
2 Length of in Kms 29.00 3 16.50 2 18 13 Proposed width for
BRTS (in mt.)8.00 1 Mix mode
or 3.753 Mix mode
or 3.752
4 No of Junctions 55 1 61 2 63 35 No of Bottle Necks 0 1 1 2 2 36 Environment Issues 75 trees 2 No Impact 1 105 trees 37 Social Issues Hawker /
Street Vendors
3 Road side encroach
ment
2 Lesser Impact
1
AVG. RANKS 12 14 16
FINAL RANK (LESSER IS BETTER)
1 2 3
(Part-1) : Gondal Road to Jamnagar Road - 10.70 kms
(Part-2) :Jamnagar Road to Morbi Road (RUDA area) - 9.16 kms
(Part-3) : Morbi Road to Gondal Road (National Highway) - 9.14 kms
Rajkot BRTS Phasing of Blue corridor
Part I
Part II
Part III
Development of the Complete Right of Way (ROW) of the project road by way of:Segregated Bus lanes (3.35 m)Cycle Tracks (2.20 m) Footpaths for Pedestrians (1.80 m)MV Lane for Personalized Motor Vehicles i.e. Car, Two Wheelers etc (8.00 m)Service Lane for Parking / Access to Properties (4.50 m)Parking Lots for Personalized / Public Vehicles Terminal / Interchange Points for Buses / Auto RickshawsBus Stop / Bus Shelters
Lane Redistribution
RBRTS_Photos
Split Fly-over
One A/C bus @ free of cost
During June 2011- for one month
Low Floor bus
Let side-curb side door
Automatic gear system
BRTS Trial run with Mercedes Benz
One bus for one month
Mini A/C bus like metro @ 650 mm platform
Right side central door
People appreciated
BRTS Trial run with SML
RBRTS buses
Level Boarding
Sanctioned Total Project Cost Rs. 110.00 Crore
Fly Over Expense Rs. 53.06 Crore
BRTS Road way Expense Rs. 103.19 Crore
18 Bus Shelter Expense Rs. 4.60 Crore
Total Expenditure Rs. 170 Crore
Total Expenditure
FSI on corridor increase by 0.75Chargeable FSIOnly 20% of recovery will also generate @ Rs.150 crore
ToD
Sale of addi.
FSI by ‘x’
Generation of Revenue based on Rate chargeable for additional FSI
Option:1 Option:2
RemarkResi. Comm Vacan Total Resi. Comm Vacant Total
Rs.750 Rs.1000 Rs.800 Rs.1500 Rs.2000 Rs.1750
X =0.50 22.41 13.38 5.55 41.33 44.81 26.75 9.71 81.28
X=0.75 33.61 20.06 8.33 62.00 67.22 40.13 14.57 121.91 Selected option
X =1.00 44.81 26.75 11.10 82.66 89.63 53.50 19.43 162.55
Rajpath: Brand Image
Speed by Wheel & Narrow path
PhilosophyR for RajkotR for Rapid
RMC completed construction of 10.7 Km as Rajkot Pilot BRTS Project under JnNURMBus operation started with gross cost on PPPSince it is in operation, more than 6 Lakhs commuters have preferred to use BRTS as transportation mediumPilot BRTS is of fully operationalsed with average 5000 passenger/dayBus fare ranges Rs.5 to 23 11 buses operationlised with 4 minutes headways
Current Status
Negative Publicity after Delhi BRTS
Encroachment @ 15 to 21 mts
Tender premium
Shifting of utilities
Cash flow
Bus Shelter was designed by consultant on curb site shifted to median• problems of camber/gradient• adjusted in plate form
Selection of types of buses
Formation of SPV
Issues
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