Post on 07-May-2015
Indore BRT
The story so far…
Traffic Infra-Tech EXPO 22nd November 2013
Prashanth Bachu Chief Operations Adviser – AICTSL Project Manager (UT) – EMBARQ India
From the very beginning…
Before City Bus: Unorganised Transport in Indore
Indore City Bus: Project Basics
Number of routes :: 15
Average route length :: 18 km
Number of bus stops :: 210
Fleet Size :: 95 buses
Operating frequency :: 8 - 26 minutes
Avg. daily ridership :: 80,000 pax
Indore City Bus: Contributions
Started in 2006
Lives saved due to Indore City Bus : 6.25 /year
Hundreds of accidents avoided
CO2 Reduced : ~5.5 ton/day
16% passenger mode-shift from private vehicles
But that was not enough!
What is the concept of BRTS…
In accordance with the National Urban Transport Policy – 2006, the objective is to
“moving people, not vehicles”
iBus: Project Basics Initiated • 2007
Length of route • 11.46 km
Road section • 31.6 / 60 metres
System type • Closed • Median stations
Stations • 21
# of buses • 18
Type of bus • 12 m long with AC • 900 mm Semi Low Floor • 245 hp, BS III engine
Completion • 31st March 2013
Operations • 10th May 2013
Ridership • 30,700 pax/day (avg)
Segregated Median
Bus-ways
Large Buses with Wide Doors
Stations with Prepayment and Level
Boarding
Centralized Control
Distinctive Image
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Features of iBus
However, all was not going well…
Media Coverage: Before Project Start
Most of it was because of lack of understanding on the project and
facilities.
Before it started…
System Branding
System Branding
Public presentations made
Educational institutes Media General public
Indore Approach: Public Outreach Launched and extensive outreach effort…
BRT will benefit ALL road users
Indore Approach: Public Outreach
Focus group tours, to educate the citizens…
Focus group tours, to educate the citizens…
Focus group tours, to educate the citizens…
Focus group tours, to educate the citizens…
iBus had a great start…
iBus had a great start…
Redefined public transport in Indore
iBus is an enabler… iBus is an enabler…
The project surpassed all known benchmarks in public transport
Ridership Growth…
290% Increase in 4 months
Comparison with other cities…
Earnings went up to Rs. 82/km
Comparison with other cities…
Network Length Ridership On The System (Pax/km/day)
Delhi Metro Janmarg Indore BRT
8.5 km 4,100
12.5 km 2,000 2,670
44 km
65 km 6,900 2,200
144 km 9,000
188 km 11,100
COST 230 cr/km 10 cr/km 15 cr/km
59.5%
25.3%
Now, recognised internationally…
However, this doesn’t seem to be enough!
Learning from experience…
What is Important?
Having a plan
A cohesive and comprehensive one
Communicate the plan
To stakeholders
To general public
Create a demo?
Citizen support groups… it has to be peoples project
What is Important?
Institution is essential
Like a metro authority
Support systems
Having a knowledge partner: no ad-hoc decisions
Industry participation
Know where you started from…
Record base conditions
Segregate issues and communicate
Thank you!
pbachu@embarqindia.org +91.830.5696.456