This document summarizes a presentation given by Anjum Parwez, Managing Director of BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation), about modernizing city bus services in Bangalore called "Bus Karo Plus". The presentation outlines challenges faced by BMTC like increasing traffic, proposals to improve services through high frequency routes, route rationalization, and introducing feeder services to major corridors like Hosur Road using midi buses.

1. City Bus Service Modernization
“Bus Karo Plus”
Anjum Parwez, IAS, Managing Director, BMTC

2. Presentation on
City Bus Service Modernisation
“Bus Karo Plus”
BMTC Initiative
By
Anjum Parwez, IAS
Managing Director
BMTC , Bangalore
15th April 2013

3. Urban Transport and Traffic Management
 High population growth.
 Massive increase in registered vehicles.
 High use of personalized vehicle.
 Heavy congestion.
 Less share of Public Transport.
 Parking problem.
 Urban transport – Urban mobility is a major concern for Urban
Planners and Policy makers.
 Urban Bus transport is and will remain the major component
of Urban Mobility.

4. At Present
• Own 6472 buses
• Bus Depots 38
• Bus Stations 49
• Manpower 33828
• Routes 2398
• Bus Staff Ratio 5.4
Every day
• Operate 6129 bus schedules
• Perform 13 lakhs service Kms
• Make 84443 bus trips
• Earn Rs 4.20 Crore
• Carry 49 lakh passengers
• It is expected that, despite the fact that we are going to add other modes
of MRT, by 2025, 55 Lakh passenger trips will be performed by buses
only.
• BMTC need about 9000 buses by that time.
• It needs about augmentation of 300 buses every year.
• All the new buses added to fleet, either as augmentation or replacement
will be low floor good quality buses.
Bus Operations of BMTC

5. Emerging Challenges

6. 4.46
4.40
4.28
4.22
3.63
4.17
3.50
3.70
3.90
4.10
4.30
4.50
4.70
BS-0 BS-1 BS-2 BS-3 BS-4
KMPL Fleet Wide Average
Fuel Efficiency

7. Technology Change and Diesel Consumption
Sl. No. Technology
Year of
Induction
KMPL
Effect of Replacement with
BS IV Vehicle on KMPL
1 BS-O 4.46 0.83
2 BS-I 2000 4.40 0.77
3 BS-II 2003 4.28 0.65
4 BS-III 2005 4.22 0.59
5 BS-IV 2011 3.63
Replacement Scenario
BS-O to BS-IV -- Increase in annual diesel cost by Rs 3.78 lakhs per vehicle.
BS-I to BS-IV -- Increase in annual diesel cost by Rs 3.54 lakhs per vehicle.
BS-II to BS-IV -- Increase in annual diesel cost by Rs 3.40 lakhs per vehicle.
BS-III to BS-IV -- Increase in annual diesel cost by Rs 3.33 lakhs per vehicle.
Converting the entire fleet to BS-IV -- Increase in annual diesel
cost by Rs. 44.62 – 51.49 Crore.

8. Type of Bus Average Cost (in Lakhs)
Difference of Cost
with BS-IV (In
Lakhs)
BS-II 22.75 6
BS-III 24.25 4.5
BS-IV 28.75
Bus Cost
• These technological changes has happened mainly because of stringent
emission norms, substantially adding to the cost of operation.
• However STUs have not received any support from Government to
compensate these additional costs due to environmental norms.
• STUs are not even allowed to take this component in the tariff fixation.
It is resulting in reducing the margin of operation drastically for BMTC.

9. Statement showing variation in prices for high value items
Sl. No. Item
December 2011
rate in Rs.
December 2012
rate in Rs.
Difference in
Rs.
% increase
1 Tyre 10891.46 11838.90 947.44 8.70
2 Pre-cured Tread Rubber 162.00 189.66 27.66 17.07
3 Bearing 853.36 924.61 71.25 8.35
4 Automotive Batteries 4551.91 5850.00 1298.09 28.52
5 Alluminium Sheets 179591.00 189990.00 10399.00 5.79
6 Automotive Lubricants 131.67 136.96 5.29 4.02
7 Seats 74222.41 110260.00 36037.59 48.55
8 Spring Leaves 62661.16 70133.67 7472.51 11.93
9 Fuel Filer 1016.58 1093.96 77.38 7.61
10 Oil Filter 123.57 205.87 82.30 66.60
11 Automotives Glasses 676.28 723.81 47.53 7.03
Average % Increase 19.47%
On an average, BMTC is procuring Rs. 175 Crore worth of materials
annually. 20% increase on materials works out to Rs. 35 Crore annually.
Spare Parts Cost

11. Sl. No Service
No of
Schs
No of
schedules
EPKM
less than
Rs 25.00
% of schs
No of
schedules
EPKM
less than
Rs.30
% of
schedules
1 General Shift 1695 115 6.78 593 34.98
2 Night Out 2884 330 11.44 1564 54.23
3
Double Day
Shift
1349 41 3.03 388 28.76
4 Night Shift 51 13 25.49 40 78.43
TOTAL 5979 499 2585
Low Earning Schedules

12. There is limitation on increasing the
Passenger Tariff
Other sources of revenue generation
Efficiency Improvement
Cost cutting
Operational Optimization
Popularizing Bus Transport

13. • Bus terminal
• Bus bays
• Platforms
• Seating & lighting
• Public conveniences
• Information systems
• Safety and security
• Bus maintenance depot
• Maintenance bays,
• Washing platform
• Bus parking
• Services and Utilities
• Fuel filling station
• Amenities for crew
• Passenger amenities
• Bangalore One centers
• Other citizen amenity centers
• ATMs
• Daily needs shopping
• Park and Ride facilities
Traffic and Transit Management Centers (TTMCs)

14. Popularizing Bus Transport
Awareness Creation
Easy Connectivity

15.  Bus Day is being observed
for the citizens of
Bangalore to leave their
private vehicles at home
and use public
transportation for
commuting.
 Traffic congestion reduced
on the day.
 There has been a drop in
the pollution levels on the
day.

16. High Frequency Service
along major Arterial
roads
Easy Connectivity
Big 10
G1
G2
G3
G4
G5
G6
G7
G8 G9 G10
G11
G12

17. Big Circle
Circular Service along
Outer Ring Road

18. Inner Circle
High Demand
Routes within
Outer Ring Road

19. Big Connect
Feeders for Big 10
routes beyond
Outer Ring Road

20. Number of Special Services Schedule
Service Number of Schedules
Big 10 155
Big Circle 81
Big Connect 48
Inner Circle 80
Total 364

21. Complete Network Vision
High Frequency on
each link
Big10 – 5 min
Inner Circle – 5 min
Big Circle – 10 min
Big Connect – 15 min

22. Hosur Road Corridor Improvement Plan
Moving from the existing
‘Destination Services’ model
to an
‘Integrated Services’ model

23. Destination Services Model
• Bus services in Bangalore are based on the
‘Direct Services’ model.
• Each locality is directly connected to
destinations in the city centre with a dedicated
route.
• Such system leads to inefficiency.
• As city expands and number of destinations
increases, the number of routes increases
exponentially.
• It results in a large degree of route redundancy.

24. Destination Services Model
• Due to constrained fiscal capacities, fleet size
cannot keep up with the increase in number of
routes.
• It results in large number of routes with only 1
or 2 buses.
• If these routes are long – as new routes serving
the city periphery tend to be – this results in
long wait times in sub-urban areas.

25. Route Rationalisation

26. Old
Airport
Road
Sarjapur
Road
Hosur
Road
Banerghatta
Road
Kanakpura
Road
Old
Madras
Road
Mysore
Road
Magadi
Road
Tumkur
Road
Bellary Road
Tannery Road
Hennur Road

27. Existing Services:
From City Centre to
Electronics City and
Beyond
63 Routes
228 Buses

28. Study Aspect
• Number or Routes.
• Number of Schedules.
• Bus Stop Access Mode.
• Load Factor.
• Frequency of Buses.
• Waiting Time.
• Arrival Pattern.
• Bus Transfer Pattern for Journey Completion.
• Passenger Trip Pattern.
• Pattern of Travel of Bus Pass Holders.

29. 53%
4%
4%
12%
4%
10%
13%
Bus Stop Access Mode - Chandapura
(From areas with BMTC service) [n=1650]
BMTC
KSRTC
Private Bus
Auto
2W
Car
Walk

30. Improving Simplicity
Existing Proposed
TRUNK
FEEDER
TOTAL
15
48
63
6
17
23
Routes
63.5% reduction in number of routes
while maintaining same service coverage

31. KR
Market
KBS
Brigade Road
Trunk Routes
Electronics
City
Attibele
SBS
6 Proposed Trunk Routes.
It will serve the same travel patterns as 15
Routes in the Existing Service.

32. 63 Routes  23 Routes

33. Existing Proposed
TRUNK
FEEDER
TOTAL
0
120
120
3
36
39
67.5% reduction in wait time for bus service
Wait Time

34. Existing Arrival Pattern

35. Proposed Arrival Pattern
Every 2nd bus goes to Attibele
Every 4th bus goes to Chandapura
Every 4th bus goes to Electronics City

36. Feeder Services
Purchase of Midi Buses
Same height and Width as normal Bus
120-130 HP Engine
28-36 Seater
9.5 Meter Length

37. Trunk Routes Branded Buses

38. Trunk Services
Route and Fleet Requirement
Route Details Fleet Requirement
Route From To Ordinary AC Total
KBS-3E KBS EC Wipro Gate 18 9 27
KBS-3C KBS Chandapura 18 9 27
KBS-3A KBS Attibele 44 22 66
KMT-3A KR Market Attibele 13 0 13
SBS-3E SBS EC Wipro Gate 28 14 42
Total 121 54 175

39. Route and Fleet Requirement
AC Bus Fleet Re-assignment
New Existing
KBS-3E 9 17
KBS-3C 9 12
KBS-3A 22 26
KMT-3A 0 0
SBS-3E 14 2
54 57

40. Route and Fleet Requirement Contd…
Ordinary AC Total
Needed 121 54 187
Existing 110 57 167
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