Bus Rapid Transit: How Delhi Compares

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1 Bus Rapid Transit: How Delhi Compares

2 Delhi BRT Modern Low Floor CNG Buses are a big improvement: Lower Particulate emissions than TransMilenio

3 Grade A Cycling Facilities Bike flows at peak are as high as 1200, highest in world after China

4 Grade A Pedestrian Facilities set a new high standard for BRT

5 At grade pedestrian crossing is fine and Normal

6 Central lane bus configuration is NORMAL and critical to increasing speeds Bus express lane Lanes of mixed traffic Achieving high capacities with express lanes

7 The QUINTESSENTIAL BRT: Quito EcoVia Line

8 Central lane BRT ends conflicts with bikes and peds Delhi BRT Corridor before BRT

9 Bike lane and central buslane configuration ends bus bike conflict

10 Issues; Delhi HCBS allows Non-BRT Buses in the Buslane, many DETERIORATED BUSES: frequent stalls and breakdowns Only newer buses regulated by DIMTS and meeting quality standard and maintenance should be allowed

11 Non-BRT Buses interrupt the planned function of the BRT station

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13 Station Comfort is only FAIR

14 Ahmedabad Station Design is Nicer AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND AHMEDABAD JANMARG LIMITED

15 TransMilenio feels like a metro station

16 TransMilenio is as comfortable as a metro station Bogota

17 Station configuration creates very wild weaving motions at intersections contributing to accidents

18 Sao Paulo Novo de Julio Before and After reconstruction to central median station configuration

19 Delhi: 12,000 pphpd, 13km/hr Passenger Volumes are Good: Speed is slow 19

20 Bus speed slow, Mixed traffic speeds deteriorated Line Speed KPH Ridership (passengers / hour / direction) Impact on Mixed Traffic Bogotá TransMilenio 29 42,000 Improved a lot São Paulo 9 de julho 12 34,910 Improved some Porto Alegre Assis Brasil 18 28,000 N.A. Belo Horizonte Cristiano Machado 15 21,100 N.A. Delhi 13 12,000 Deteriorated Significantly Curitiba Eixo Sul 21 10,640 N.A. Mexico City Metrobus Deteriorated a little Quito EcoVia 18 10,200 Improved significantly TransJakarta Deteriorated significantly Beijing No effect, new road

21 Bus speeds are slow because buses cue at the station OR the intersection Sao Paulo only 12kph because of bus cueing at station They need passing lanes and route reconfiguration, and to increase boarding speed.

22 Taipei BRT has similar bus cueing problem to Delhi

23 Delhi Bus speeds slow because of junction/bus station interference

24 Delhi BRT is getting 13 buses/direction through the junction on one cycle only because passengers are boarding up the road off the platform. This is the cause of pedestrian danger, NOT the at grade crossing

25 JUNCTION DESIGN INITIAL CONCEPT

26 JUNCTION DESIGN FINAL DESIGN

27 80% of Old buses remained in mixed traffic lanes TransJakarta Jammed the Corridor Also, but for different reasons.

28 Junction conflict with BRT station and turning movements are the cause of mixed traffic delay. Six signal phases, each six minutes. TransMilenio is three phases, three minutes max

29 Space for BRT system (stations and runways) Space for mixed traffic (roadway)

30 Seoul stations have one long platform, one passing lane (consumes 3 rather than Delhi s 4 lanes), and are far from the junction, allowing more mixed traffic turning lanes at the junction

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32 JUNCTION DESIGN INITIAL FINAL DESIGN CONCEPT Fewer lanes to cross to reach BRT station Synchronized signals for safe pedestrian crossing Median Station allows for easy transfers More space for mixed traffic at intersection

33 Delhi has six phase junctions, TransMilenio has 2 or 3 phases

34 What Can Delhi do now? Making Right Turning and left turning buses enter mixed traffic lanes would eliminate 2 signal phases

35 Simplifying the routing structure simplifies the signal phases Local service only Add routes to simply transfers Add limited-stop services Add express services

36 No turning routes simplifies intersection the most

37 Some turns allowed: a compromise between directness of routing and intersection simplicity

38 Operational Control System helps buses follow schedule to avoid cueing problem SATELLITE WIRELESS NETWORK GPS-GPRS module on entire Bus fleet (BRT and AMTS) Automatic transmission of Vehicle Location to Central Control Center (CCC) CCC - Bus Driver communication for desired Level of Service Operator Performance Reports Automatically generated Operator Payment Advice. Short payment cycles. CONTROL CENTRE BUS GPS-GPRS COMMUNICATION MODULE REPORTS

39 Bus routes can be relocated or eliminated

40 OPERATIONAL PLAN Trunk, Feeder and complimentary routes could be considered

41 Contract out more of the system to private sector Curitiba URBS Bogota TransMilenio Santiago TransSantiago Delhi Bus Procurement Private Private Private Public Bus Operations Private Private Private Public and Private Fare Collection Public Private Private Public Trust Fund Public Private Private None Control Center Public Public Private None Operational Planning Public Public Private None Setting the Fare Public Public Public Public System Design Public Public Public Public Service Standards Public Public Public (none)