1. Vadodara Bus Rapid Transit System
1st Asia BRTS Conference
Ahmedabad, September 2012
Technical Support: CEPT University

2. Vadodara Today Area : 158.5 sq.km Population: 1.75 million
To Ahmedabad
To Savli
To Ajwa
To Waghodia
To Padra
Area : sq.km
Population: 1.75 million
Third largest city of Gujarat
Known as “the cultural city of Gujarat”
To Dabhoi
To Mumbai / Surat
Source: Vadodara Development Plan

3. Vadodara - A city with culture
Laxmi Vilas Palace

4. Vadodara – A city for education
Maharaja Sayajirao University

5. Vadodara - A cosmopolitan cultural city

6. Vadodara - A cosmopolitan cultural city

7. Existing transit - Vadodara
VITCOS Coverage
Fleet of 90 CNG buses (63mini buses, 27 regular)
40 bus routes
10 to 20 minutes headway
124 bus stops
85,000 to 100,000 Passenger/day (all buses)
9% PT share
23% Para transit
Trip length 4.8km
Source: Vadodara CDP and SREI report on mass transit

8. Vadodara is a compact city with short trip lengths
Vadodara Road Network
Ring – Radial Network
1 ring
7 radials
4 km
1.5km
7.3km
7.5km
Vadodara is a compact city with short trip lengths

9. Earlier proposals for Vadodara
Integrated Public Transit System in 2009
Projects for mass transit identified
Potential transit corridors
Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) in 2010
To optimize the “mobility pattern of people and goods” rather than of vehicles
To focus on the improvement and promotion of public transport, NMV and pedestrians
To provide an effective platform for integrating land use and transport planning

10. Mobility Challenges Rapid Growth High City Mobility
Inadequacies in the road network
Missing Hierarchy
Lack of uniformity In ROW
Constraints – River, Canal, Khadi, Railway Line
Inadequate Public Transport
Intrusion Of Regional Goods And Passenger Vehicles
Congestion

11. BRT Planning for Vadodara
Network selection
Roadway & Infrastructure Design
Accessing inner city

12. Proposed Vadodara BRT Network
Fatehgunj
Kareli baug
GEB
Kalaghoda
R.C. Dutt Road
kothi
BSNL T Jn.
Waghodia Road
Raj Mahel Road
Old Padra Road
Lal baug
Baroda Dairy
Labor Chokdi
Susan circle
Makarpura
Phase 1 – 34km
Phase 2 – 26km
Total Network – 60km

13. Rationale for network selection
Railway Station
Laxmi Vilas Palace
Fatehgunj
GEB
M.S. University
Kalaghoda
Connecting busy places
R.C. Dutt Road
kothi
BSNL T Jn.
GIDC
Waghodia Road
Raj Mahel Road
Old Padra Road
Inner city
Lal baug
Baroda Dairy
Major residential and Recreational areas
Labor Chokdi
Susan circle
Makarpura
Phase 1 – 34km
Phase 2 – 26km
Total Network – 60km

14. VITCOS routes and proposed BRT

15. BRTS network details and phasing
GSFC
Chhani
Nizampura
First phase through city centre covering major destinations like railway station, MS University, Makarpura GIDC
Second phase extends phase 1 corridors into outer suburbs
VIP rd
Fatehgunj
Kareli baug
GEB
Gotri
Kalaghoda
R.C. Dutt Road
kothi
BSNL T Jn.
Akota – Dandia Bazaar
Waghodia Road
Raj Mahel Road
Old Padra Road
Lal baug
Baroda Dairy
Labor Chokdi
Susan circle
Makarpura
Phase 1 – 34km
Phase 2 – 26km
Phase I
Phase II
Total Network – 60km

16. BRT alignment - Right of way

17. Connecting the inner city
Fatehgunj
Kareli baug
GEB
Kalaghoda
R.C. Dutt Road
kothi
BSNL T Jn.
Waghodia Road
Raj Mahel Road
Old Padra Road
Lal baug
Baroda Dairy
Labor Chokdi
Susan circle
Makarpura

18. Issues Narrow Right of ways at places (upto 10-12m)
Location of Heritage Gates
On street vending and informal market places

19. Issues

20. Exploring options for accessing inner city
Option 1 : Elevated Corridor
PRO(s):
Can respond to RoW constraints upto 18 m
CON(s):
Accessibility to BRT Stations
Increased cost of infrastructure
Visually unappealing

21. Exploring options for accessing inner city
Option 2 : Pedestrian + Bus only corridor
Example:Kankaria, Ahmedabad
Exploring spaces
PRO(s):
Safe and secure pedestrian infrastructure
CON(s):
Acceptance of people
Can only be adopted to stretches with limited public property access

22. Inner City Transit Management Plan
Salatwada
Option 3 : Traffic Management Plan
Macchipit
Kothi X Rd.
One way Mixed Traffic routes
Raopura X Rd.
Fatehpura X Rd.
Sursagar
Kala Bhavan Jn.
Nyay Mandir
Mandavi Gate
Laxmivilas Palace Jn.
Chokhnadi veg market
BRT corridor
Old city access routes
Madan jhapa

23. Exploring options for accessing inner city
Option 4 : mini BRT
Accessing the core is critical
Accessing core areas of cities with all bus systems, there are limitation of width available on road
Most part of the city centre is having road widths ranging from meters
Consideration of mini systems as an alternative for accessing core areas
Required RoW for mini bus systems
mini Buses
20-25 capacity
6 X 2 (l x w in m)
5.5 m
6 m
mini Bus Lane

24. Inner City Transit Plan - RoW
Salatwada
Route
Dandia Bazaar – Sursagar – Nyay Mandir – Kirti stambh – Dandia Bazaar (3km)
Macchipit
Kothi X Rd.
Raopura X Rd.
Fatehpura X Rd.
Sursagar
Dandia Bazaar
Nyay Mandir
Mandavi Gate
BRT corridor
Mini BRT feeder corridor
Right of way
Laxmivilas Palace Jn.
< 12 m
12m
14m
Chokhnadi veg market
16m
18m
Madan jhapa
>18m

25. Exploring spaces
Mini Bus
18m Row – Two way

26. Just not bus and road,It encompasses…..
For Vadodara, BRTS is not only about bus and road!
Urban Renewal
Create mobility options
Quality Infrastructure
Education and enforcement
Traffic discipline
Work culture (Training & recruitment)
Development of accessory facilities

27. Converting assets into high quality public spaces
Other initiatives
Lake front development
Sursagar Lake
Converting assets into high quality public spaces

28. Other initiatives
Revitalizing Old city

29. Other initiatives River Development Vishwamitri near Kala Ghoda
Example: Sabarmati River Front

30. Status today and way forward...
Landuse and activity survey completed
Topography survey completed for selected corridors
Operations and route rationalization under process
Setting up and initialize household survey
Design the Bus shelter and other infrastructure facilities

31. Thank you!
Raopura Tower