Vadodara Bus Rapid

Transit
1 Asia BRTS System
Conference
st

Ahmedabad, September 2012

Technical Support: CEPT University

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Population: 1.75 million

Third largest city of Gujarat
Known as the cultural city of

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 - Vadodara

VITCOS
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

Source: Vadodara CDP and SREI report on mass transit

Trip length

Vadodara Road Network

7.5k
m

4 km

Ring Radial Network

1 ring
7 radials

7.3k
m

1.5k
m

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

BRT Planning for Vadodara

Network selection
Roadway & Infrastructure Design
Accessing inner city

Proposed Vadodara BRT Network

Fatehgu
nj
GEB

Kalagho
da kothi
BSNL T
Jn.

R.C.
Dutt
Road
Old
Padra
Road

Raj
Mahel
Road

Labor
Chokdi
Makarp
ura

Phase 1 34km
Phase 2 26km
Total Network 60km

Kareli
baug

Lal baug
Barod
a
Dairy
Susan
circle

Waghod
ia Road

Rationale for network selection

Railway Station
Fatehgu
nj
GEB

Connecting busy
places

Old
Padra
Road

Kalagho
R.C. Dutt da kothi
Road
BSNL T
Jn.
Raj
Mahel
Road

Labor
Chokdi
Makarp
ura

Phase 1 34km
Phase 2 26km
Total Network 60km

Laxmi Vilas
Palace
M.S. University
GIDC
Waghod
ia Road

Inner city

Lal baug
Barod
a
Dairy
Susan
circle

Major
residential and
Recreational
areas

VITCOS routes and proposed BRT

BRT alignment - Right of way

40m

36m

12-

30m

Connecting the inner city

Fatehgu
nj
GEB

Kalagho
da kothi
BSNL T
Jn.

R.C.
Dutt
Road
Old
Padra
Road

Kareli
baug

Raj
Mahel
Road

Labor
Chokdi
Makarp
ura

Lal baug
Barod
a
Dairy
Susan
circle

Waghod
ia Road

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

Issues

Exploring options for accessing

inner city
Option 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 city
Option 2 : Pedestrian + Bus
only corridor

Example:Kankaria, Ahmedabad

PRO(s):

Exploring
spaces

Safe and secure pedestrian infrastructure

CON(s):
Acceptance of people
Can only be adopted to stretches with limited public property access

Inner City Transit Management

Plan
Salatwa
da

Option 3Macchip
: Traffic
it
Management Plan
Koth
iX
Rd.

Kala
Bhav
an Jn.

Raopu
ra X
Rd.

Fatehp
ura X
Rd.

One way Mixed Traffic

routes

Sursa
gar
Nyay
Mand
ir

Mandav
i Gate

Laxmivil
as
Palace
Jn.

Madan
jhapa

Chokhn
adi veg
market

BRT corridor

Old city access

routes

Exploring options for accessing

inner city
Option 4 : mini BRT

Accessing the core is critical

Accessing core areas of cities with all bus systems, there are limitation of w

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

Consideration of mini systems as an alternative for

accessing core areas

Required RoW for mini bus

systems
mini Buses
20-25 capacity
6 X 2 (l x w in m)

5500
5.5
m
m
Mini 6BRT
Lane

mini Bus
Lane

Inner City Transit Plan - RoW

Salatwa
da
Macchip
it
Koth
iX
Rd.

Dandi
a
Baza
ar

Raopu
ra X
Rd.

Fatehp
ura X
Rd.

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

Sursa
gar
Nyay
Mand
ir

Mandav
i Gate

BRT corridor
Mini BRT
feeder
corridor

Right of way

Laxmivil
as
Palace
Jn.

< 12 m
12m
14m

Madan
jhapa

Chokhn
adi veg
market

16m
18m
>18m

Exploring spaces

Mini
Bus
18m Row Two way

Just not bus and road,It

encompasses..
For Vadodara, BRTS is not only about bus
and road!
Urban Renewal
Create mobility options
Quality Infrastructure
Education and enforcement
Traffic discipline
Work culture (Training & recruitment)
Development of accessory facilities

Other initiatives
Lake front development

Converting assets into high quality public spaces

Other initiatives

Revitalizing Old city

Other initiatives
River Development

Vishwamitri near Kala Gho

Example: Sabarmati River F

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

Raopura Tower

Thank you!