Vadodara Bus Rapid Transit System1st Asia BRTS Conference

Ahmedabad, September 2012

Technical Support: CEPT University

Area : 158.5 sq.km

Population: 1.75 million

Third largest city of Gujarat

Known as “the cultural city of Gujarat”

To S

avli

To M

umba

i / S

urat

To Ahmedabad

To Waghodia

To Ajwa

To Dabhoi

To Padra

Source: Vadodara Development Plan

Vadodara Today

Vadodara - A city with culture

Laxmi Vilas Palace

Vadodara – A city for education

Maharaja Sayajirao University

Vadodara - A cosmopolitan cultural city

Vadodara - A cosmopolitan cultural city

Existing transit - VadodaraVITCOS Coverage

• Fleet of 90 CNG buses

(63mini buses, 27 regular)

• 40 bus routes

• 10 to 20 minutes

headway

• 124 bus stops

• 85,000 to 100,000

Passenger/day (all buses)

9% PT share

23% Para transit

Trip length 4.8kmSource: Vadodara CDP and SREI report on mass transit

Ring – Radial Network1 ring7 radials

Vadodara Road Network

7.5k

m7.3km

4 km1.5km

Vadodara is a compact city with short trip lengths

Earlier proposals for Vadodara

• Integrated Public Transit System in 2009• Projects for mass transit identified

• Potential transit corridors

• Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) in 2010• To optimize the “mobility pattern of people and goods” rather

than of vehicles

• To focus on the improvement and promotion of public transport,

NMV and pedestrians

• To provide an effective platform for integrating land use and

transport planning

Mobility Challenges

• Rapid Growth

• High City Mobility

• Inadequacies in the road network

– Missing Hierarchy

– Lack of uniformity In ROW

– Constraints – River, Canal, Khadi, Railway Line

• Inadequate Public Transport

• Intrusion Of Regional Goods And Passenger Vehicles

• Congestion

• Network selection

• Roadway & Infrastructure Design

• Accessing inner city

BRT Planning for Vadodara

Baroda Dairy

Waghodia Road

R.C. Dutt Road

Old Padra Road

Makarpura

Raj Mahel Road

kothi

Susan circle

GEB

BSNL T Jn.

Labor Chokdi

Kalaghoda

Lal baug

FatehgunjKareli baug

Proposed Vadodara BRT Network

Total Network – 60km

Phase 1 – 34km

Phase 2 – 26km

Baroda Dairy

Waghodia Road

R.C. Dutt Road

Old Padra Road

Makarpura

Raj Mahel Road

kothi

Susan circle

GEB

BSNL T Jn.

Labor Chokdi

Kalaghoda

Lal baug

Fatehgunj

Railway Station

Rationale for network selection

Total Network – 60km

Phase 1 – 34km

Phase 2 – 26km

Laxmi Vilas Palace

M.S. University

GIDC

Inner city

Major residential and Recreational areas

Connecting busy places

VITCOS routes and proposed BRT

BRT alignment - Right of way

40m

36m

30m12-16m

Baroda Dairy

Waghodia Road

R.C. Dutt Road

Old Padra Road

Makarpura

Raj Mahel Road

kothi

Susan circle

GEB

BSNL T Jn.

Labor Chokdi

Kalaghoda

Lal baug

FatehgunjKareli baug

Connecting the inner city

Narrow Right of ways at places (upto 10-12m)Location of Heritage GatesOn street vending and informal market places

Issues

Issues

Exploring options for accessing inner cityOption 1 : Elevated Corridor

PRO(s):

• Can respond to RoW constraints upto 18 m

CON(s):

•Accessibility to BRT Stations

•Increased cost of infrastructure

•Visually unappealing

Exploring options for accessing inner cityOption 2 : Pedestrian + Bus only corridor

PRO(s):

• Safe and secure pedestrian infrastructure

CON(s):

•Acceptance of people

•Can only be adopted to stretches with limited public property access

Example:Kankaria, AhmedabadExploring spaces

Kothi X Rd.

Kala Bhavan Jn.

Laxmivilas Palace Jn.

Madan jhapa

Raopura X Rd. Fatehpura

X Rd.

Chokhnadi veg market

Mandavi Gate

Salatwada

Macchipit

Sursagar

Nyay Mandir

BRT corridor

Old city access routes

One way Mixed Traffic routes

Inner City Transit Management Plan

Option 3 : Traffic Management Plan

Required RoW for mini bus systems

5.5 m

6 m

mini Bus Lane

• Accessing the core is critical

• Accessing core areas of cities with all bus systems, there are limitation of width available on road

• Most part of the city centre is having road widths ranging from 16-24 meters

7500

BRT Lane

7200

Mini BRT Lane

5500

Tram way

mini Buses20-25 capacity

6 X 2 (l x w in m)

Consideration of mini systems as an alternative for accessing core areas

Exploring options for accessing inner city

Option 4 : mini BRT

Kothi X Rd.

Dandia Bazaar

Laxmivilas Palace Jn.

Madan jhapa

Raopura X Rd. Fatehpura

X Rd.

Chokhnadi veg market

Mandavi Gate

Salatwada

Macchipit

Sursagar

Nyay Mandir

BRT corridor

12m

14m

16m

18m

< 12 m

>18m

Right of way

Route Dandia Bazaar – Sursagar – Nyay Mandir – Kirti stambh – Dandia Bazaar (3km)

Inner City Transit Plan - RoW

Mini BRT feeder corridor

Exploring spaces

Mini Bus

18m Row – Two way

Just not bus and road,It encompasses…..

Urban Renewal Create mobility options Quality Infrastructure Education and enforcement Traffic discipline Work culture (Training & recruitment) Development of accessory facilities

For Vadodara, BRTS is not only about bus and road!

Other initiatives

Lake front development

Sursagar Lake

Converting assets into high quality public spaces

Other initiatives

Revitalizing Old city

Other initiatives

River Development

Example: Sabarmati River Front

Vishwamitri near Kala Ghoda

Status today and way forward...

• Landuse and activity survey completed

• Topography survey completed for selected corridors

• Operations and route rationalization under process

• Setting up and initialize household survey

• Design the Bus shelter and other infrastructure facilities

Thank you!

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