Surat Bus Rapid Transit System

Abhijit Lokre, Associate Professor / Faculty of Planning, Centre

of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University,
Ahmedabad
Surat Bus Rapid Transit System
April 2013

A n I n i t i a t ive o f :
S U RAT MU NIC IPA L CO RPO RATION

Abhijit Lokre / Associate Professor / Faculty of Planning

Centre of Excellence in Urban Transport, CEPT University, Ahmedabad
Surat today
Population - 45.85 Lakhs (2011)
Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
Municipal Area 326.51 sqkm
2nd largest city in Gujarat
9th largest city in India
Large Migrant Population
-56 % of the citys population
-80% of those living in squatter settlements
-50% Migrants from other states
Surat

Manufacturing City: (Diamond & Textiles)

- 42 % of the worlds total rough diamond cutting and
polishing
- 70 % of the nations total rough diamond cutting and
polishing
- 40 % of the nations total diamond exports
- 40 % of the nations total man made fabric production

-18 % of the nations total man made fibre export

Surat With No Public Transport
Surat with Limited Public Transport

Challenge for Surat to create Sustainable High Quality Public Transport

Mobility Challenges
Rapid Growth 38 lakh population
High City Mobility 38 lakh Passenger
trips per day
Inadequacies in the road network
Incomplete Road Network
Missing Hierarchy
Lack of uniformity In ROW
Constraints River, Canal, Khadi, Railway
Line
Inadequate Public Transport
3-Wheelers act As Public Transit (7-9 lakh trips)
100 buses introduced recently (45 000 trips)
Intrusion Of Regional Goods And Passenger
Vehicles Into The Cities
High Road Fatalities
Congestion
Sensitive Air Quality
 Corridor Assessment

Traffic Generators/ Destinations

Socio- Economic Factors
Travel Demand
Factors affecting BRTS implementation:
Critical Consideration:
Post Improvement Service Quality (perceived) - Different
User Groups
Nobody should be facing worsening situation
Existing Private Vehicle users Must at least receive same
level of service. Preferably improved level of service
Mass transit Users Must receive substantially improve
quality of service
 Structuring urban road network
PROPOSALS
Legend:

Proposed ring road

network 110 kms.

Proposed radial road

network 215 kms.
Amroli
Sarthana
Future road network
(2035)

Existing river bridges- 7

Surat
Rly. stn
Proposed river bridges
7 +1 widening
Hazira
Industrial
Existing RuB- 7 Estate

Existing RoB - 4

Proposed RoB/RuB - 15
Airport

Sachin
GIDC

Existing Roads
Proposed Roads
details
SURAT BRTS
Phase 1
Selecting NetworkWide Roads
in Phase 1 - Wide Roads
Selecting Network -No
NoRoads
Roads
Selecting Network - Slum Upgradation
Selecting Network Canal Road BRTS
BRT Demand
Demand on existing road (without canal road) Demand on existing road (with canal road)
TRANSIT VOLUMES

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Creating new opportunities

Demand follows Supply

 SURAT BRTS NETWORK Phase 1+2+3
9
Kosad EWS

Valak Junc.

6
PHASE 1
Dabholi char
rasta
Amroli
10A
Year of Sanction 2008
Gajera junc.
7 Sarthana Kosad EWS

9 9
5
Start Year of implementation 2009
Katargam
Hirabaug
Jahangirpura
Dabholi char Amroli
10A
Valak

Simada 6 rasta
8 5 Gajera junc.

Phase Railway 7 Sarthana

8
Chowk
8
1 Corridors 30 km
Station 9
5
Parvat patiya
Bhagal
1 Katargam
Corridor
Hirabaug
8 corridor 1 (10 km) Completion date 2013
Elevated
10B
Corridor `
10A
Udhana 2 (20 km) Completion
Aaimata
date 2014
Magob city 8
8 Railway
Station
5
Simada

Chowk
Darwaza limit 8
8 Adajan
patia Bhagal
Parvat patiya
Kharwarnagar
PHASE 2
Elevated
10B
Pal
1
8
Udhana
corridor
Aaimata `
10A
Magob city
Darwaza limit
4 8
Kharwarnagar

Network length - 42 kms

Daksheshwar
2 4
3 Anuwrat
Dwar.
Daksheshwar
3
3
PHASE 3 Dumas resort St. Thomas
school junc.
ONGC

Network length - 30 kms

LEGEND
PHASE 4 Sachin
- Major Junctions Sachin

- Phase I
3.5 km long elevated corridor Sachin
GIDC Sachin

connecting railway station and city -Phase II GIDC

center - Phase III

- Phase IV
SURAT BRTS NETWORK COVERAGE
Public Transport Coverage
BRT Network Length: 102 km.
Feeder Network Length: 157 km.
Total PT Network Length: 250 km.

Built up coverage: 80%

Total Built up area: 166 sqkm.

Built up covered: 133 sqkm
 Wide Roads
Phase 1 Work Status
CORRIDOR 1
Udhna Sachin (10 km)
Road work - Scheduled to be
completed and operational by May,
2013
Prototype Bus Stop completed
19 bus stops under construction
Scheduled to be completed and
operational by May, 2013

CORRIDOR 2
Canal Corridor (20 km)
Canal edge lining work under
construction
Road work under construction
Legend
Bus stops tender uploaded
BRTS Phase 1 network
(30.5 kms.)

BRTS Phase 2+3 network

(72 kms.)
 Sitilink - Transit Line diagram
50 Bus Stations (Phase 1 30 kms.)
75 Bus Stations (Phase 2 42 kms.)
59 Bus Stations (Phase 3 30 kms.)
500-600 meter spacing
Phase 1 - Ongoing Work at Udhana Sachin corridor
Phase 1 - Ongoing Work at Udhana Sachin corridor
Phase 1 - Ongoing Work at Canal Road

Canal edge work in progress

Working days 7-10 days in a Month due to flow

of water by Irrigation dept.
Phase 1 Status

Prototype Bus Station Completed Prototype Bus Station Completed

Activity Area Trees retained along Footpath

BRTS Bus Station Prototype Implemented
Phase 1 Status : 19 Bus stations nearing Completion
Phase 1 Status : 19 Bus stations nearing Completion
BRTS Bus Station along Canal
BRTS Workshop & Depot facility:
Under Construction at Bhestan
Workers
facility

General
Inspection

Workshop

Bus parking area

Fuel station

Bus parking area

Staff parking area And

Fire exit
Drivers facility
Services
 SURAT BRTS
BRTS Facilities Workshop, depots, Drivers Facility
BRTS Interchange station, BRTS Control Centre
Proposed BRTS Bus Workshops & Depots
Kosad

Jahingirpura Magob Valak

(TP 53- Magob Dumbhal Draft)
Plot to be reviewed and allotted

Pal
Saroli City Limit

Dumas Resort
(TP 65 Vesu- Bharthana- Althan)
Plot to be reviewed and allotted
Bhestan

Under Construction (Phase I)

Strategic location of workshop depot shall minimize dead
kms. During start of oprations. Plot to be finalized from SMC for Phase I
Proposed location towards the starting point of routes Plot to be finalized from SMC for Phase II
Scrutinize availability of plot within 2-5 kms. 2.5Km distance to reach origin of BRT
Route
 Workshop
Proposed BRTS and depot at Bhestan
Bus Workshops & Depots
Need for Drivers facility

Drivers drive buses in critical

Urban traffic conditions

Responsible for Passenger safety

Lack of rest between trips and

schedule often affects physical
and mental state

Basic facilities like drinking water,

toilet facility, rest room proposed
at end terminal locations
Drivers facility and end terminal
Kosad

Jahangirpura Valak

Magob

ONGC Circle

Sachin
Drivers facility and end terminal
BRTS Interchange Station at Kharwarnagar
BRTS Phase I Corridors Transit Line Diagram

Utran Rly Stn.

Diamond
industry/
Surat Rly. stn markets

Gems & Textile

jewelry Markets
park Public institutions
Udhna Rly Stn.
Hazira

South Guj.
University
Pandesara
AIRPORT
GIDC
Apparel
Park
Sachin GIDC Kharwarnagar
Junction

A MAJOR
TRANSFER
RAILWAY STATIONS STATION!
REGIONAL BUS TERMINALS
(GSRTC)

RAILWAY LINE

BRTS PHASE I CORRIDORS

Existing and Proposed Traffic Movements
Existing Traffic movement Proposed Traffic movement

BRTS Interchange
Station
BRTS Interchange at Kharwarnagar
Passenger
access

Ticketing

Paid area
BRT + BRT
Interchang
e
Easy Passenger
transfers

3 bus bays per direction

Overtaking lanes
Interchange area
Common entry points
BRTS Interchange at Kharwarnagar
BRTS Control Centre at Kharwarnagar
Tender process in progress
Sitilink Operations, Management and control
ATCS control room
BRTS Control Centre at Kharwarnagar

Sitilink Operations Control

Audio Visual room
Call centre
Card Initialization
ITS enabled
ATCS Control room
 SURAT BRTS
Operations Plan
Public Transit Network

BRT Network
Feeder Network
BRTS + Feeder Network Volumes

34000

BRT Network:
Speed: 23 km/hr.
HDW: 5 min.
Pass. Volume per Day
BRT Network Feeder Network:
Speed: 18 km/hr.
Feeder Network
HDW: 10 min
BRTS Routes 11 trunk routes
Amroli

Jahangirpura Dabholi Valak

Hira
Surat bazaar
Rly Stn

Pal
Magob
Kharwar
nagar

ONGC circle

Sachin GIDC
 SURAT BRTS
Innovations in Transit Oriented Development
Developing Public Spaces along BRTS
 Kharwarnagar junction design proposal

Existing canal

BRT Lanes
PARCEL B
5525.18 sq.m.
BRT Interchange Station

Split Flyovers
PARCEL A
15,889.62 sq.m. Mixed traffic lanes

Pedestrian paths
PARCEL C
3000 sq.m. Available plots

Parcel A : TRANSIT HUB / Offices/ commercial/ retail/ hotels/

restaurants/ entertainment zones- multiplex
Parcel B : BRT control station / Public parks / amphitheatre
Parcel C : Rehabilitation of project affected units
 Concept The Hub

THE TWO PILLARS OF SURAT : THE TEXTILE AND DIAMOND INDUSTRY

CONCEPT:

THE PROGRESS OF SURAT IS HUGELY INDEBTED TO THE TWO MAIN STAY INDUSTRIES THE TEXTILE
AND THE DIAMOND IN WHICH SURAT IS A GLOBAL POWER TO RECKON WITH. THE CONCEPT OF THE
ENTIRE PROJECT IS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE TWO INDUSTRIES AND THEREBY RECOGNISE ITS
CONTRIBUTION IN MAKING SURAT ONE OF THE FASTEST DEVELOPING CITIES OF THE WORLD.

THE FOLDS OF THE TEXTILE AND THE GLITTER OF THE POLISHED DIAMOND BECOME IMPORTANT
ELEMENTS IN THE CREATION OF THIS ICONIC BUILDING OF SURAT WHICH SHALL ASPIRE TO BECOME
THE ULTIMATE PUBLIC DESTINATION IN THE CITY OF SURAT.
 The project components..
UNDULATING
LANDSCAPE WITH
HI-END PATHWAY AND SITTING
HELIPAD BRTS
RESTAURANT LINEAR CIRCULATION
CONTROL
OFFICES STAR RATED CONNECTING PARCEL A
OFFICES CENTRE
HOTEL AND PARCEL B

RETAIL RETAIL
S S MULTIPLEX,
OFFICE PARKING / EXCLUSIV MID DAY BRTS PROPOSED FLY AMPHI
ENTERTAINMENT RECREATIONA
VISITORS PARKING E BUS PARKING OVER BRIDGE THEATRE
ZONE, PUBLIC L PARK
RETAILS
LIBRARY, ZONE
PUBLIC ENTRY OFFICE FOR SMC
OUT DOOR FOOD
TO THE
COURT BRT
PARKING
INTERCHANGE
3D SIMULATED VIEW
Developing Public Spaces along BRTS

Public space create attraction points for

people to gather
Creating opportunities for people for
recreation and leisure
Public Parks, Childrens play areas, kiosks,
Sculptural and playful street furniture
Induce riderships for BRT
Developing Public Spaces along BRTS
Pilot stretches

Anjana Sewage
treatment Plant
Govt. Lake
Medical Kharwarnagar
College

Agriculture University

Pilot stretches

SVNIT Surat Anuvrat Dwar

Veer Narmad
South Gujarat Identifying and Connecting Open spaces
University
Institutional areas become less inhabited after
working hours
Activating street edges as public space Creating
new opportunities
Developing Public Spaces along BRTS
Green Public
SVNIT
Spaces Along
BRTS Corridor

Mixed Traffic Lane

BRTS Bus Shelter

Veer Narmad South Gujarat

University

Mixed Traffic Lane

BRTS Bus Shelter

Informal sitting
Exhibition Space Exhibition Space
Informal sitting
 Informal
Mounds
Sitting
Exhibition Space
Exhibition Space

Informal
Sitting

BRTS Lane

Informal
Sitting
Developing Public Spaces along BRTS
BRTS Corridor along Canal

Informal sitting

Childrens play area

Paved Arae

Kiosk

Paved Arae

Paved Arae
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