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Urban TransporT

Due to the project, monthly ridership have increased from 1.0 Lakh monthly to 1.6 Lakh, out of which 81% of BRTS users have shifted from 3-wheelers (shared auto- rickshaws), 5%
from two wheelers, 3% from NMT and 1% from cars. Travel speed of Surat City Bus Service and other modes has increased to 24 kmph in peak hour as compared to 16-20 kmph before
implementation of BRTS. Further major reduction in accidents on the corridor has been observed. Impacts on the system include relief from congestion, improved safety, maximization of
the ridership serving the needs of the poor, providing opportunities for transit-oriented development/ promote compact city and enabling integration with other modes.

Year 2013-14

intEgrAtion of city BuS oPErAtion WitH BuS rAPiD trAnSit

SyStEM of BHoPAL by Bhopal Municipal corporation

he BRTS Bus operation on the BRT corridor has commenced from 27th Sept, 2013 as ‘MY Bus’ on Net–Cost Basis Contract through a private operator. In this public private
Tpartnership model, operator is required to pay security deposit of 38% of the cost of buses deployed for respective cluster and give an average premium of Rs. 4000 per bus per month.
Corporation in turn provides the basic support infrastructure and facilitates for the operations by creating infrastructure like depots, bus shelters, operational control mechanism etc.
Vendors have been deployed by the Corporation to issue common passes and automatic fare collection. Operator is also responsible to operate & maintain the entire fleet & assets under
the project and pay route authorization fees per bus per month. As on 2014, 185 numbers of 900 mm floor height buses & 20 numbers of AC 400 mm floor height buses are plying on 12
different approved routes of Bhopal city including BRTS route. Bhopal City Link Limited (BCLL) has contributed in fulfilling the public transport needs to a large extent of a city where in the
past four decades, the population of the city has increased four times whereas the vehicles population has increased 87 times and the road length has increased by only five times. As on
2014, approx. 35,000-40,000 passengers per day are travelling in the ‘My Bus’ in the BRT corridor and 1.25 lakhs per day are travelling in all the routes of city bus services provided by BCLL.
All the routes of the city have been designed in such a way that they cross at major intersections or overlap the BRT corridor on the major roads thereby integrating the City Bus Operations
with Bus rapid Transit System of Bhopal. BCLL has ensured the financial sustainability of its operations by generating major share of revenue by alternative sources like advertising.

Aerial view of the BRT corridor

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