Bus Rapid Transit
for Chennai
February 2014
Chennai city bus service
GOOD PATRONAGE
 50 lakh daily passenger trips
 3650 buses
 Maximum flow of 14400 pphpd
 5000-10000 pphpd on many corridors
BUT
 Buses are overcrowded
 Average speed is low ~16kmph
 No integration with other modes
Demand for public transport by 2017
 Population of CMA is expected to be 10.5 million people
 Tamil Nadu government's stated goal for public transport mode
share of 40% of all trips (incl. walk and cycle)
 To achieve this goal, public transport should have a capacity of
11million trips per day.
 If this capacity is not build in the form of high-capacity highquality public transport, stated goal will not be achieved.
• Rail systems will be able to serve only around 2.5 million trips
• Bus based transport would have to serve ~7 million trips
• Paratransit and taxi services will account for the remaining trips
18000 lane-km of
new roads!
Investment:
Rs.36,000 cr
3500 new buses
80km BRT
NMT
MMI
Parking
Investment:
Rs.3,000 cr
Mode Shift 2013 – 2018
Goal PT to achieve 60% motorized modes
Projects in Action
Chennai Street Revitalization
Program
Chennai NMT Policy - Vision
•Chennai will be a city with a general sense of
well-being through the development of quality
and dignified environment where people are
free to walk and cycle; equitable allocation of
public space and infrastructure; and access to
opportunities and mobility for all residents.
Chennai
Cycle Sharing
• 158 cycle sharing
stations sited near:
– Rapid transit stations
– Commercial centres,
colleges, parks,
cultural destinations
– Areas without public
transport access
• 3 sizes:
– Large: 60 docks or
parking area
– Medium: 30 docks
– Small: 15 docks
• 3,090 cycles
Developing an Integrated, High
Quality Bus & BRT Network
OBJECTIVES
1. Expansion of the bus fleet to better serve existing
demand and expand public transport usage.
2. Implement BRT to expand the reach of mass rapid
transit.
3. Provide better information to enhance public transport
user experience.
4. Simplify fare collection and integrate it across modes
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Enhancing City Bus Fleet & Quality
BUS FLEET
REQUIREMENT:
Yr 2014: 5,000
0
Existing
For comfortable Due to Shift from
Reduction
journey
share autos
because of route
rationalisation
26%
64%
Chennai BRT Phase-1
80 km network
INR 11 billion investment
1.5 million trips/day (2016)
High quality stations | Real-time information
Smart electronic fare collection at stations
Rapid | Dependable
Easy to access
Chennai BRT corridors
Corridor
Maduravoyal – CMBT
Passengers per hour
per direction
Length (km)
14.0
3,300
7.7
9,200
CMBT – Madhavaram
12.4
3,100
Siruseri – Saidapet
24.8
8,200
Tambaram – Airport
10.5
7,900
GST Road Junction –
Thoraipakkam
10.6
1,800
Total
80.0
Ambattur –
Thirumangalam
Implementation costs
Corridor
Maduravoyal – CMBT
Length (km)
Cost (crore Rs)
14.0
196
7.7
108
CMBT – Madhavaram
12.4
149
Siruseri – Saidapet
24.8
372
Tambaram – Airport
10.5
158
GST Road Junction –
Thoraipakkam
10.6
127
Total
80.0
1,110
Ambattur –
Thirumangalam
100 Feet Rd near Padi: existing
100 Feet Rd near Padi: proposed
OMR BRT corridor: existing
OMR BRT corridor: proposed
Passing lanes increase
system capacity
Integration with metro & MRTS
From/to
Metro
Drop-off
Link
Bridge
From/to
street
Drop-off
From/to
street
BRT
Ensuring quality: The BRT Standard
Effective PPP structure
Government (SPV)
• Sets operating
parameters
• Monitors system
performance
• Receives all fare revenue
• Reimburses operators for
services performed (with
penalties, where
applicable)
Private bus operator
• Operates the buses
• Carries out maintenance
Fare collection operator
• Issues tickets and
collects revenue
Other operators
• Station maintenance,
security, etc
SPV structure
Board of
Directors
Managing
Director
Planning &
design
• Route planning
• Infrastructure
design
• Business model
• Financial
analysis
• Long-term
vision
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Operations
Admin & finance
Scheduling
Fleet monitoring
Fare collection
Quality control
• Financial
management
• Contracting &
payments
• Human resources
• Physical resources
• Legal
Communications
and marketing
• Public information
strategy
• User surveys
• Corporate identity
• Marketing
• Media relations
Implementation timeline
year 1
year 2
year 3
SPV formation
Design consultants
Infrastructure contract
Bus operations contract
Bus procurement
IT contract
IT procurement
Testing
Marketing
VISION 2023
Questions?