This webinar was hosted on February 13, 2015 from 3-4 pm IST and was presented by Basalingappa Beedi, DTO Central Division, NEKRTC and Manish Dutta Pandey, Project Associate - Urban Transport, EMBARQ India. City bus services are the backbone of mobility in most Indian cities. While large cities such as Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai etc have established city bus services, smaller cities have significant potential for providing affordable and convenient mobility by establishing a formal public transport system. NEKRTC, the public transport operator in Karnataka has successfully implemented city bus services in 7 cities in the North East of Karnataka including Gulbarga. This webinar provided a framework for cities looking to introduce city bus services through the case study of Gulbarga. This was the first webinar from the Bus Karo 2.0 webinar series, which will be conducted over the next few months. EMBARQ India's deep engagement on several projects with various city bus agencies, has lead to the publishing of the Bus Karo 2.0 report, which documents the implementation of significant advancements in bus transport in India. As a part of the project, we have come up with a series of webinars, where each webinar will be conducted by EMBARQ India and the partner agency and focus on a different case study detailed in the report. Bus Karo 2.0 Report - http://embarqindiahub.org/publications/bus-karo-20-case-studies-india

1. Webinar
Series
Initiating City
Bus
Services

2. Deep Dives
[ Operations +
Technology +
Resource
Productivity +
Bus Rapid
Transit]
Bus Industry
Bus Karo v2.0
Talking Transit
Mainstreaming
Informal
http://embarqindiahub.org/publications/bus-karo-20-case-studies-india

3. Bus Reforms in India

4. Identifying the Opportunity
Initiating the Bus Services
Case Study: Gulbarga
Expansion of City Bus Services in NEKRTC
Questions

5. Urban Population in India: 377 million
70% reside in cities of population over a lakh
The Divide in Urban Population
Census data, 2011
49%
36%
15%
Class I UA/towns Million plus UA/towns Mega cities
49% reside in
towns/UA between 0.1
and a million
population

6. A Problem to be Tackled Today
468
53
3
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Class I UA/towns Million plus UA/towns Mega cities
Over 450 cities without formal modes of public
transportation

7. Rapidly expanding cities
Pressed with increasing congestion
Lack of mobility options
Reliance on Informal modes

8. 50 Passengers
Too Many Auto rickshaws on the Road???
11 Auto-rickshaws
1 Bus
Critical Mass to Bus Based PT

9. Identify the Network
Starting a Bus Services
Calculate Ridership
Demand
Determine Operational
Plan

10. Mostly in
planned
cities
Identifying the Network
Grid Network vs Radial Network
May be a
result of
planning or
organic
growth
Central CBD
with trips
coming into
central node

11. Identifying Activity Centres
Road that allow Operations
Connecting important activity
centres
Probable Routes
Identifying the Network
A preliminary draft for transport routes in Belgaum
based on activity centres and road network

12. Origin
Destination
Surveys
Existing IPT
Routes
Interchange
points
Consolidating Routes
Identifying the Network

13. Identify Potential Riders
IPT systems: auto rickshaws,
private buses, minivans
Latent demand generated
Occupancy Surveys at key
points in corridor
Estimating Demand
Calculate Ridership Demand

14. Direct Services vs Directional Services
Determining Operational Plan

15. Major destinations
connected by direct
routes
No transfers
Suitable for smaller cities
with less routes
Determining Operational Plan
Combination of major and
minor travel corridors
Transfers between
services in different
directions
Suitable for larger cities
Direct Services Destination Based Services

16. Determining Frequency
Matching the Demand
Ensure good frequency
Manage peak off-peak demand variation
Determining Operational Plan

17. Plan for the fleet based on the demand:
Full length buses vs Midi buses
Integration with existing Transport hubs:
Railway station and inter-city bus stations
Passenger Information Systems
Transit Support Infrastructure
Branding of the Services
Points to consider

18. Case Study: Gulbarga

19. Population: 5.3 lakhs(2011)
Local Planning Area:
253 sqkm
Ring and Radial
network
Existing bus services
with 18000 daily
ridership (2012)
The City of Gulbarga
Source: CTTP
Gulbarga, 2009

20. Existing city bus services
underperforming
Operational fleet of 17 buses
Flourishing IPT sector
Planning for the Services
Source: CTTP
Gulbarga, 2009

21. Studies for CMP by
DULT suggesting city
bus services
Primary Surveys
Planning for the Services

22. Inauguration of services on November
40 buses
10 routes
Ridership achieved: 45000
Launching the ‘Nruptunga’ Service
Source: NEKRTC

23. Induce Shift from IPT
Generate Latent Demand
Getting People on Board
Competitive Fare Strategy:
Reduced Base Fares at
introduction
Ensure Customer Base:
Monthly and Annual Passes for
Frequent users

24. Provide better service quality: safer, more comfortable and
reliable option to IPT
Buses as per UBS
- Floor height 650 mm
- ITS such as GPS, ETM and PIS
Development of bus shelters by
NEKRTC
Getting People on Board

25. Improved Frequency of bus services
Reduction in waiting Time for Passengers
Getting People on Board
Two-thirdsof
Passengershavewaiting
Timebelow8minutes
Two-thirdsof
Passengershavewaiting
Timebelow8minutes
Source: NEKRTC, EMBARQ India

26. Bus Operations Performance
844844
68.5%68.5%
221221
Comparative
Figures of BMTC
(2012-13)
Comparative
Figures of BMTC
(2012-13)
38.9938.99
35.8035.80
Source: NEKRTC, EMBARQ India
BMTC Annual Report 2012-13

27. Resistance by Auto Drivers
Lack of Passenger Waiting infrastructure
Challenges Faced

28. Three fold
increase in
ridership
42% of users have
shifted from Auto
Rickshaws
Smaller walking
trips have also
been converted to
bus trips
Impact of Services
Walk
16%
Bicycle
4%
Auto
42%
Bus
29%
Car
0%
Two-wheeler
9%
Walk
Bicycle
Auto
Bus
Car
Two-wheeler
Source: NEKRTC, EMBARQ India

29. Expansion of City Bus Services
in NEKRTC

30. Yadgir
Bellary
Hospet
Bidar
Koppal
Raichur
Sedam
Sindhnur
Gangawati
Cities with
Existing Services
Gulbarga
Bijapur
Jurisdiction in 6 districts of
Karnataka
Population of Cities ranging
from 70000 to 5.3 lakhs
Existing Services in three
cities
Expansion of Services
restrained since the city
services was loss making
NEKRTC

31. Timeline of Service Introduction
OCT
2012
DEC
2012
MAY
2013
OCT
2013
NOV
2013
FEB
2013
Introduction in GULBARGA with 40 buses
GULBARGA: 20 buses added
Services launched in BIJAPUR with 40 buses
Services launched in BELLARY - 33 buses
HOSPET – 18 buses
BIDAR - 16 buses
YADGIR – 7 buses
Services launched in RAICHUR - 20 buses
KOPPAL – 12 buses
Services launched in SEDAM - 6 buses
Expansion in fleet of Gulbarga, Bijapur and Yadgir

32. Implementation Strategies
HEADWAY
2 to 4 mins on dense corridors & 5 to 10
mins on other corridors
BRANDING
FARE
Buses are branded as per local traits. Each
city has a distinct color code of buses
Introductory offer of Rs. 3.00 for one week, Lower
than IPT fare 40% less than fare occurred in the
cities of similar size in other parts of the state.
IT & PIS
LED display at front, rear, inside & side panel and
automated next stop announcement system

33. GULBARGA
YADGIR
RAICHR
KOPPAL
‘Nrupatunga’ -
Gulbarga
“Kalayan karnatak”- Bidar
“Girinagar”- Yadgir
‘Vijaypur’-
Bijapur
“Vijaya Ratha”- Hospet
“Rayarath”- Raichur

34. Daily Ridership in cities
Population
(lakhs)
Local
Planning
Area
(sqkm)
Fleet
Strength
Number
of routes
Avg Daily
Ridership
1 GULBARGA 5.32 253 78 22 94426
2 BELLARY 4.09 82 33 14 32505
3 BIJAPUR 3.26 97 54 12 69390
4 RAICHUR 2.33 60 20 4 25560
5 BIDAR 2.12 43 16 5 19360
6 HOSPET 2.06 50.92 18 7 18036
7 YADGIR 0.91 5.6 13 4 16107
8 KOPPAL 0.71 28.78 12 3 13824
9 SEDAM 0.32 5.5 6 2 2550
10 GANGAVATI 1.15 1.1
11 SINDHNUR 0.76 69

35. Financial Performance of Bus Services in Cities
Ridership
/bus/day
EPKM (Rs) CPKM (Rs)
Farebox
Ratio
1 GULBARGA 1250 32.25 30.2 1.07
2 BELLARY 985 28.9 30.7 0.94
3 BIJAPUR 1285 34.5 30.3 1.14
4 RAICHUR 1278 36.75 30.3 1.21
5 BIDAR 1210 33.69 30.5 1.1
6 HOSPET 1002 30.64 30.17 1.02
7 YADGIR 1239 33.52 30.7 1.09
8 KOPPAL 1152 28.82 30.5 0.94
9 SEDAM 1250 32.25 30.2 1.07

36. Overall 41% shift from
autos
23% trips in buses were
previously walk trips
Impact in Cities
CITIES
Walk
(%)
Bicycle
(%)
Auto
(%)
Bus
(%)
Car
(%)
Two-
wheeler
(%)
Gulbarga 16 4 42 29 0.28 8
Bidar 29 3 21 41 0.35 6
Bellary 12 3 56 19 0.00 10
Raichur 22 6 43 24 0.00 7
Hospet 40 12 30 15 2.31 1
Koppal 47 5 36 4 0.42 8
Yadgir 19 3 54 19 0.25 5
Bijapur 16 7 53 17 1.80 5
Overall 23 4 41 24 1 7
Walk
23%
Bicycle
4%
Auto
41%
Bus
24%
Car
1%
Two-
wheeler
7%
MODAL SHIFT

37. Thank You !
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