I.S.B.T.

L I B R A RY S T U DY

SUMIT RANJAN
BATCH 2012
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 INTRODUCTION

Transportation is an integral part of the functioning of the society. The transport system improves the social,
economic, industrial, commercial progress and transfers the society into an organized one. It is one of the most
essential services, vital force for determining the direction of development. To achieve the desired transportation
balance and the system to be efficient, it is essential to provide organized facilities in the system, one such facility is
a Bus Terminal.

As transportation involves the movement of the people and goods, there is a need of an access point in transport
system to use it. These access points are known as Terminals or the fixed facilities. Terminals are one of the main
components of any mode of transportation.

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 AS URBAN NODES

Bus terminals are predominantly used for inter-city and

intra-city movement because of the higher accessibility of
bus terminals.

Terminals serve as a point of

Concentration
Dispersion
Loading/unloading of the passengers
Interchange of mode
Storage of passengers and vehicles
Maintenance of vehicles
Facilities and amenities for the users and crew
Documentation of movement
Information system
Integration of various systems of transportation 3

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 HIERARCHY OF BUS TERMINALS

Hierarchy of Bus Terminals

Road based bus stop
Road side bus bay
Bus stop distributed
Sub-nodal terminal
Nodal bus terminal
Inter-city bus terminal and
inter-state bus terminal(ISBT)

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In general, the four basic planning criteria for planning of
terminals are 3.Location
1.Need The selection of the location should satisfy the following
NEED of the terminal arises with increase in the criteria-
demand. An organized bus terminal should meet the It should form a component in the hierarchy of transport
following requirements- systems
Accessibility It should be a component in the hierarchical system of
Comfort and convenience transportation terminals
Safety The concentration and dispersal costs should be minimum
Easy processing It should be located such that as point of coordination and
integration between inter-city and intra-city transport
2.Size
The following factors are considered to characterize 4.Design
the size of the terminal and its functions- Following points should be kept in mind for efficient workability
Flow of traffic of terminal-
System characteristics 1.Segregation of bus and non-bus traffic
User characteristics 2.Segregation of pedestrian and vehicular movement
3.Elimination of vehicular traffic conflict
4.Segregation of pedestrian flows
PLANNING CRITERIA 5.Minimum processing for the buses 5

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 BUS TERMINALS MAIN REQUIREMENTS

Public lockers and telephones Lost property

Dispatch office Facilities for staff
Offices Facilities for vehicle maintenance
Rental space Drivers rest rooms
Waiting room Filling station
Buffet Security check post
Public toilets Car/auto parking
Kiosks Accommodation/DORMATORY
Enquiry and booking
Left luggage

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 TYPE OF VEHICULAR MOVEMENT AROUND APPROACHING
PARKING BAYS

TYPE 1
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SHUNTING
 TYPE 2
DRIVE THROUGH BAYS

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 TYPE 2
SAW TOOTH BAYS

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Passenger safety and control are particularly important
when detailing saw-tooth bays

As the angle of pitch in saw-tooth bays increases so does

the distance between each bay

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 VEHICLE MOVEMENT

Flow
diagram
Showing
parts and
their
relationship
to one
another
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 BUS DIMENSIONS

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 BUS TURNING REDIUS

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PLATFORM
TYPES

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 sumit ranjan
architecture student
college of architecture,
bhaddal
email-ar.sumitranjan@gmail.com

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THANK YOU 17