DESIGNING EFFICIENT RAPID PUBLIC BUS TRANSPORT IN SURAT

Abstract

Introducing public bus transit system in Indian cities raises many challenging issues of different nature
ranging from technical to operational. The present study examines the impact of a new public bus transit system by
applying a binary logit analysis for assessing the possible variation in modal shift behavior. The case study of modechoice was developed, calibrated, and validated using socio-economic data collected on six proposed corridors in the
city of Surat, Gujarat, India. Traffic quality parameters, such as average speed, delay, congestion, travel time, and
travel cost were modeled to investigate the impact of the new bus transit system.
The congestion at intersections in the case of open BRTS results in delay to both BRT buses and private traffic. The
present study consists of the evaluation of traffic flow characteristics on a 1.8 Kilometers of BRTS corridor in Surat
city, which includes four intersections. Very less literature is available on the evaluation of hybrid BRTS under Indian
traffic conditions Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) is one of the most popular forms of semi-rapid public transit
system with moderate capacities and more importantly minimal capital costs compared to other forms of public
transportation system, which makes it favorable for developing nations such as India, China, Brazil, Indonesia, etc.
(Hook (2005).
Public transportation is a key component of a sustainable transportation system, which improves mobility with lesser
detrimental economic & environmental impacts on its neighborhood.