The document details facts about public transportation in Delhi, highlighting the effectiveness of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in reducing congestion and increasing passenger capacity compared to other modes of transport. It emphasizes that BRT can handle 9,000 passengers per hour per lane, making it more efficient for shorter distances than the metro. Additionally, it presents data on the breakdown of trips and road space allocation, indicating that buses and pedestrians dominate in terms of trips, while private motor vehicles account for only 17% of road space usage.

1. Some facts for the people of
Delhi

2. Did you know?
• Bus lanes can’t be segregated, there being property entrances, petrol
pump etc. Buses move faster without disturbing any other modes on BRT.
• Since in case of BRT, bus stands are in the middle, this reduces the
number of lanes that need to be crossed and since stations are built on
traffic signals that have zebra crossing increases safety.
• BRT can ferry 9000 passengers per hour per lane as opposed to only 2400
otherwise. More people in BRT results in lesser cars, which leads to lesser
congestion.
• Time to enter a metro makes metro ideal for longer stretches of 15 to 20
Kms but for shorter distances bus is ideal.

3. Bar-Chart showing, no of lanes required in various future scenarios
60
50
1 - existing Breakup
40
2 - All road users graduate to cars (The Nano
Scenario)
3 - All road users (other than cars) graduate to 2
wheelers
4 - All road users other than cars move to buses
30
5 - All road users move to buses (including car
drivers)
6 - All road users move by cycles
20
7 - All road users move by foot
10
0
Scenario

4. Graph showing the no. of lanes used existing breakup vis-a-vis what
would be required in different future scenarios
60 18
16
50 1 - existing Breakup
14
2 - All road users graduate to cars (The Nano
Scenario)
3 - All road users (other than cars) graduate
40 12 to 2 wheelers
4 - All road users other than cars move to
buses
10 5 - All road users move to buses (including
car drivers)
30
6 - All road users move by cycles
8
7 - All road users move by foot
20 6 No. of Lanes available on Carriageway (30m)
No. of Lanes available iin ROW (50m)
4
Layers of 6 lane Flyovers Required
10
2
0 0
1 - existing Breakup

5. Buses have the maximum people carrying capacity
People Carrying Capacity of One Lane
10000
9000
People per hour per direction
8000
7000
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
Cars Two Wheelers Walking Cyclists Buses
Mode

6. Break up of Trips in Delhi
9%
17% 35% Pedestrians
Buses
Pvt. Motor Vehicles
39%
Bicycles
Buses & pedestrians have the highest share of trips in Delhi

7. Break up of Trips in Delhi
17%
Pvt. Motor Vehicles Others
83%
Private motor vehicles have only 17% share in trips in Delhi!

8. Break up of Road Space Allocation in Delhi
15%
Pvt. Motor Vehicles Others
85%
Private motor vehicles have only 17% share in road space allocation!

9. After pedestrians maximum contribution is of Buses

10. Buses have 42% share in Vehicular Modal Share of Delhi