BMTC | Bangalore Metropolitan Bus Transport Corporation Updates

[engineer.akash]

just for information can u people dig out what is the mobile service bus name of BMTC???

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

Parashurama truck of KSRTC to pull the broken down buses


Mangalore divisioncan somebody identify the road??

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

Here is our Ashok Transport minister in the BMTC bus during the two days Bus day affair.



cc KPN

sakath nachkolthidarae namma saibaruu??

VInblr Kerala writes keralaSRTC on their windshield.So no problem

[engineer.akash]

Govt to replace old buses in the City

New Delhi, Feb 5, DHNS:

The State government has prepared a master plan to overhaul the existing urban transport system by introducing modern buses.

Transport Minister R Ashok told reporters that overhauling includes, replacing of old city buses with new ones, construction of signal-free traffic movements on ring roads and other major roads.

The government has decided to replace around 1,000 old city buses with new ones in the city in next two to three years. Besides, it is also planning to purchase another 2,000 new buses during the same period to increase its fleet strength.

At present Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has a total of 5,840 plus buses in its fleet. Under the centrally-sponsored Jawarharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, the Centre had sanctioned 1,000 buses to Bangalore city in which 700 buses have been purchased and buying of another 300 buses are under process.

The State government has selected 31 km ring road in Bangalore city for building a signal-free road in first phase. The construction of seven more flyovers and underpasses on the stretch - from Hebbal Flyover to the Central Silk Board – has already started and will complete in 2011, the Minister said.

DHNS

[engineer.akash]

After a decade, Rapid Transit project may become reality

S Praveen Dhaneshkar,

Bangalore, Feb 4, DHNS:The long-awaited Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system or a dedicated bus corridor between Central Silk Board and Hebbal on a pilot basis could finally become a reality, ten years after it was first mooted in the City.

The Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) in the Urban Development Department has convened a meeting on February 16 between the stake holders involved to take the project forward.

“The Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will hold detailed discussions with the DULT to initiate steps on ways and means of making the project a reality” said Mohammed Mohsin, the Director of DULT on Friday, while speaking to Deccan Herald.

The project was first mooted in 1999-2000 but was not taken forward thereafter. The task of preparing the draft detailed project (DPR) was entrusted to RITES, a Government of India enterprise that submitted it to the State government.

Mohsin emphasised that the City needs the BRT, also called as a High Capacity Bus System (HCBS) to reduce road traffic congestion and speed up movement of public transport buses along with a ITS (Intelligent Transport System).

“The BMTC has through the concept of a ‘Bus Day’ created better awareness on use of buses by car and two-wheeler users. Now, a concept of a BRT will make commuting from point A to B even faster, a la Metro” explained Mohsin.

To be constructed at a cost of Rs 15 crore/km, the BRT involves movement of high-speed, low-floor buses on signal free corridors that are physically separated from other road lanes.

The Comprehensive Transport and Traffic Plan (CTTP) has also suggested implementation of a BRT corridor in the City on a 291.5 km route, at an approximate cost of Rs 3,498 crores in two phases on 14 corridors, primarily on the Outer Ring Road (ORR). Currently, BRT corridors are also running in Ahmedabad, New Delhi and Pune.

DULT has called for public feedback on the BRT for the creation of sustainable public transport development. Feedback can be sent to:dultbangalore@gmail.com

DHNS

[Krishnamoorthy K]

There is clearly a need for more ‘Bus Days’ in the City as the first such venture by the BMTC on Thursday saw a marked slump in the level of pollutants in the atmosphere.



As many Bangaloreans, particularly software professionals, hoped on to the buses, three vital air pollutants –– Residual Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM), Sulphur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen (NO), which cause heart and lung diseases, dipped considerably at Marathahalli (Old Airport Road).

According to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, the reduction in pollution levels range from 8 to 21 per cent. Other pollutants like oxides of carbon and ozone too have showed marginal depreciation.

The findings were arrived at after an analysis of ambient air quality levels before, during and after the ‘Bus Day’. The KSPCB mobile laboratory was stationed for eight hours on February 2, February 4 (Bus Day) and February 5. The monitoring was carried out from 10 am to 6 pm on all the days.

The Board initially planned to monitor the pollution level along Hosur Road too but the possession of just a single mobile lab unit forced it to record readings in one area alone. “We will monitor the pollution levels along a different stretch during the next Bus Day,” the official added.

The level of pollutants clearly shot up the subsequent day and this has come as a shot in the arm for BMTC.

Reacting to the findings, Member Secretary of the Board, M S Gowdar said this novel effort by BMTC was “a very welcome one”. The figures clearly reveal the need for many more such ‘Bus Days’ in the City, he opined. “If Bangaloreans voluntarily decide to commute by buses for one day in a week, it could improve the quality of air considerably,” he added.

Source: DHNS

BRTS/Metro will bring down Pollution level?

[Kewl Batty]

The fast lane from Hebbal to Silk Board gets a push

Stakeholders DULT, BMTC, BDA and consultants RITES, iDECK will meet next week to review the revised proposal for the pilot Bus Rapid Transit System in Bengaluru.

Come February 16th and it will be a crucial day for the first Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) proposal for Bangalore. Karnataka's Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) has called for a meeting of the BDA, BMTC, Rail India Technical and Economic Society (RITES) and Infrastructure Development Corporation ( Karnataka) Limited (iDECK) on that day to discuss the BRTS proposal. In BRTS, BMTC buses will run higher speeds than usual in part because of dedicates bus lanes, allowing commuters to reach destinations faster.

If the BRTS gets the Cabinet nod, it will first be implemented along the Outer Ring Road, between Hebbal and Central Silkboard. Bus lanes will be incorporated in the designs of grade separator projects along this corridor. (Click on image to view map) Courtesy: Google Maps

Mohammad Mohsin, Member Convenor, Bangalore Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (BMLTA) and Director, Urban Land Transport, says that the meeting is being held to review the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Hebbal-Central Silk Board sector. A DPR is a base document for planning a project and implementing it. It includes technical specifications, schedule plan, investment decision-making and so on.

The BRTS along the Outer Ring Road (ORR) between Central Silk Board and Hebbal junctions is a 29.6 km stretch and will be taken up as the first project after Cabinet approval. Mohsin says that project will cost approximately Rs 15 crores per kilometre.

The DPR for the BRTS was commissioned by the BDA from RITES and iDECK, with the former responsible for technical content and the latter for the financing plan. RITES in a Government of India enterprise. Deputy General Manager of RITES, S Jyothirmayee says that they originally submitted the DPR to iDECK way back in November 2007. iDECK is a 10-year-old joint venture firm between the Government of Karnataka (GoK), Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd. (IDFC), and Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC). "iDECK submitted it to the BDA in the first week of December 2007," says Jyothirmayee.

After a series of a meetings, nothing concrete happened with regard to this plan, says Jyothirmayee, adding that the BDA wanted certain modifications to the report. Subsequently, as the BDA planned on making ORR signal-free, with seven to eight grade separator projects, Jyothirmayee says that they were then asked to make changes to the DPR. She says that they resubmitted the DPR in December 2009 through iDECK.

After the February 16th meeting, Mohsin says that the BMLTA will organise a public consultation, the date of which will be announced soon. The BMLTA will also organise a workshop on BRTS on February 26th, for the benefit of various stakeholders in the government and some NGOs. After this, the DPR will be placed before the BMLTA committee headed by the Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka, he adds. "After the approval (of) the BMLTA the matter will be going before the Cabinet for approval. It is difficult to give time line but government is serious to implement it as fast as possible," says Mohsin.

BDA to incorporate bus lanes in ORR grade separator projects

BDA's Executive Engineer (Infrastructure Division 1 - Central Silk Board to KR Puram along Outer Ring Road), Nagaraj Murthy, says they are studying the DPR. He says BRTS corridors will be incorporated across ten grade separator projects that are being planned on ORR at the following junctions - HSR 14th Main, Agara, Iblur, Bellandur, Devarabeesanahalli, Kadusbeesanahalli, Mahadevapura, Kalyannagar, Hennur and Veerannapalya.

Take the case of the Agara and Iblur flyover projects. The Iblur flyover design already includes two BRTS lanes, each measuring 3.5 meters in width and 642 meters in length. A bus bay measuring 2.5 meters in width, is also indicated in the drawing. In the Agara project drawing, the bus lanes are indicated in between the flyovers, measuring 0.6 meters in width. One of the bus lanes will be directed towards Iblur and the other towards Silk Board. You can read a detailed report on these flyover designs here.

Murthy says that at the February 16th meeting, the BDA will insist on funding from the BMTC as they will benefit the most from the BRTS.

Citizens interact with DULT Chief over BRT

On January 20th 2010, Citizen Matters published the BRTS proposal, authored by Mohsin. In response to this, several readers wrote in with questions on the proposal. While some were apprehensive about the project itself, others asked why existing modes of transport were not being strengthened. Mohsin responded to these queries and suggestions.

He noted that BRTS is a step towards strengthening the existing bus service. Once the Central Silk Board-Hebbal corridor project is done, he says it will be taken up on other major corridors, phase-wise. One reader Srivatsa Vajapeyam suggested building of a single-lane magic underpass (like the one at Cauvery junction) at a junction/signal so that buses do not have to wait at the signal. Mohsin said that the DULT will consider this suggestion of magic boxes designed only for BRT buses. Mohsin also said that there is no space inside the city for dedicated bus corridors, but there is space at Ring Roads and major roads which have to be redesigned with some geometric adjustments and engineering.

Even as Mohsin says that no timeframe can be given for implementing BRTS, all eyes will now be on the February 16th meeting, called by the DULT.

[sudheeshnairs]

Originally Posted by Krishnamoorthy K

BRTS/Metro will bring down Pollution level?

Krishnamoorthy, is this a question? If so yes, indirectly. When a good public transport system is in place, be it through MRTS/LRTS/BRTS, people who are depending mainly on private cars, auto rickshaws etc may switch over, resulting in the reduction of those vehicles in the roads.

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

VInblr Kerala writes keralaSRTC on their windshield.So no problem

No Akash, Kerala SRTC also mainly uses KSRTC on its windshield. All ‘Anathapuri’ city buses in Trivandrum and other buses of KSRTC uses that. Perhaps only by chance in some bus it might have written Kerala SRTC. I think it is in the ‘Garuda’ Volvo service from Trivandrum to Bangalore it is written that way to distinguish it from Karnataka SRTC’s Bangalore-Trivandrum ‘Airavat’.

This is a Volvo city bus from Trivandrum, the badging is ‘KSRTC’ only.

[nandan_ks]

Originally Posted by sudheeshnairs

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No Akash, Kerala SRTC also mainly uses KSRTC on its windshield. All ‘Anathapuri’ city buses in Trivandrum and other buses of KSRTC uses that. Perhaps only by chance in some bus it might have written Kerala SRTC. I think it is in the ‘Garuda’ Volvo service from Trivandrum to Bangalore it is written that way to distinguish it from Karnataka SRTC’s Bangalore-Trivandrum ‘Airavat’.

I guess "Garuda" is also the Volvo service of APSRTC.

[sudheeshnairs]

Ya, APSRTC and KeSRTC have given the same name, 'GARUDA' for their long distance Volvo services.

[binaiks]

Originally Posted by nandan_ks

I guess "Garuda" is also the Volvo service of APSRTC.

But KeSRTC began this name first

The first KeSRTC Volvo was introduced in mid-2002, when APSRTC came up the Garuda badging in early 2003. Back then, APSRTC used to name buses based on the routes - the Mumbai Volvo was called "Menaka" back then. The buses on Tirupati-Bangalore route were called "Garuda". It was later in 2003 that APSRTC chose the Generic name "Garuda" for their Volvos.

Unluckily for KeSRTC, their fleet remained in two buses, while the APSRTC fleet grew in leaps and bounces. KeSRTC's Volvos never ventured out of Kerala (till the new buses were introduced in 2008), and their name was never noticed.

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by sudheeshnairs

Krishnamoorthy, is this a question? If so yes, indirectly. When a good public transport system is in place, be it through MRTS/LRTS/BRTS, people who are depending mainly on private cars, auto rickshaws etc may switch over, resulting in the reduction of those vehicles in the roads.



No Akash, Kerala SRTC also mainly uses KSRTC on its windshield. All ‘Anathapuri’ city buses in Trivandrum and other buses of KSRTC uses that. Perhaps only by chance in some bus it might have written Kerala SRTC. I think it is in the ‘Garuda’ Volvo service from Trivandrum to Bangalore it is written that way to distinguish it from Karnataka SRTC’s Bangalore-Trivandrum ‘Airavat’.

This is a Volvo city bus from Trivandrum, the badging is ‘KSRTC’ only.

NO,you are wrong



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[sudheeshnairs]

Read clearly my posts first!!!

I said mainly all buses writes KSRTC and not Kerala SRTC. There could be some exceptions. And the Volvo Garuda which you posted is the one which mentioned in my post.

And Shall I flood this thread with photos of Kerala SRTC buses with KSRTC alone written on its windshield??

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

NO,you are wrong

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by sudheeshnairs

Read clearly my posts first!!!

I said mainly all buses writes KSRTC and not Kerala SRTC. There could be some exceptions. And the Volvo Garuda which you posted is the one which mentioned in my post.

And Shall I flood this thread with photos of Kerala SRTC buses with KSRTC alone written on its windshield??

sorry my bad

[sriv1]

Originally Posted by Krishnamoorthy K

Source: DHNS

BRTS/Metro will bring down Pollution level?

Glad to see the scientific approach to measure the positives. Data really looks promising. More of such bus days are really needed to bring the green. Perhaps Govt should think of giving a tax sops for using public transportation. This would encourage more people using the public transportations, which makes effective utilization of resources, hence more revenue generation to govt. The additional revenue generated could offset the tax sops. A win-win for Govt, people and ultimately to bangalore weather.

Just my 2 cents.

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by sriv1

Glad to see the scientific approach to measure the positives. Data really looks promising. More of such bus days are really needed to bring the green. Perhaps Govt should think of giving a tax sops for using public transportation. This would encourage more people using the public transportations, which makes effective utilization of resources, hence more revenue generation to govt. The additional revenue generated could offset the tax sops. A win-win for Govt, people and ultimately to bangalore weather.

Just my 2 cents.

awesome points...............

Tax sops

[SimplyGujju]

Is there any traction in the city for the next Bus Day?

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by SimplyGujju

Is there any traction in the city for the next Bus Day?

yes Sorry I forgot to post the news,a bit lazy to dig it out and post it here

[anekho]

Originally Posted by SimplyGujju

Is there any traction in the city for the next Bus Day?

Wasn't it supposed to be the "4th" of every month? I might be wrong though...

[Krishnamoorthy K]

BANGALORE: Senior transport engineer for sustainable transport from the USA, Dario Hidalgo, on Friday pointed out that building roads, flyovers, underpasses and widening of roads is not enough to get rid of traffic congestion in urban areas.

“Besides BRT (Bus Rapid Transit), infrastructure and accessibility should be created for non-motorised transport for pedestrians and cyclists,” he said.

He said that the BRT system in Asia is not yet fully understood by stakeholders, at a day-long national workshop on BRT held by the Directorate of Urban Land Transport. He added that Delhi’s problems resulted in a negative impact on BRT all over India as the Delhi bus corridor had several problems in its first weeks.

Hidalgo said BRT is a high quality public transport system, oriented to users and offering fast, comfortable and low-cost urban mobility. He stressed the importance of BRT for Bangalore. “Following economic development, numbers of vehicles are increasing faster than population,” he said.

The Comprehensive Transport and Traffic Plan for Bangalore proposes that BRT can be done for 291.5 km at a cost of Rs 3,498 crore in two phases in 14 corridors. The proposal is to develop BRT on the Outer Ring Road as a pilot project from Hebbal to Central Silk Board junction.

The bus system would have a dedicated corridor and operate new technology buses designed for urban environment.

Hidalgo said that BRT does not need wide roads to be incorporated in urban areas. “BRT will be a success provided it has dedicated bus lanes and elevated tracks besides integrating the feeder services with the system,” he added.

Transport Secretary S Shankarlinge Gowda said that BRT can be incorporated in Bangalore if certain corridors are facilitated for it.

“Without the involvement of civic bodies, BRT cannot be implemented.

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) should be proactive and take up the project,” he added.

Gowda said that BRT should also be planned for developing cities like Mysore and Hubli-Dharwad. “BDA should take up developing of BRT for 30 km in the first phase,” he added.

Source: EB

[engineer.akash]

Bus day on March 4

Bangalore,Mar 2, dhns:The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), along with the traffic police, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, NGO’s and like-minded citizens will be observing ‘Bus Day’ on March 4.

The second ‘Bus Day’ will be observed in the area falling between Old Madras Road and Bannerghatta Road, covering the Marathahalli-Kadugodi Road, Koramangala-Sarjapura Road, Ring Road-Hosur Road and Dairy Circle-Bannerghatta Road.

The BMTC will operate more than 100 additional services on these five roads from Vijayanagar, Yeshwanthpur, Koramangala, Shanthinagar, Jayanagar, Hebbal, Banashankari, along with 50 local feeder services in the areas.

On the eve of the Bus Day, BMTC will be introducing one Vajra service each from BTM Layout and Jeevanbhima nagara to the Central Administrative District for the benefit of office-goers. The Bus Day campaign has been taken up by the BMTC as an effort to improve traffic management and reduce air-pollution in the City by requesting the public to shift to public transport system.

DHNS

[engineer.akash]

BMTC special buses for IPL matches

Bangalore, Mar 13, DHNS:The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will operate special BIG-10 services to the Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) matches to be played in the City on March 16, 18, 23 and 25 and April 8, 10, 17, 21 and 22.

A BMTC release states that bus services will be operational three hours prior to start of the match and from five minutes after the matches. All the routes will operate with series of G-1 to G-12.

Interested can call BMTC officials K M Kenchappa on 9480840134, K Jagadeesh on 9480840157 and B Tulasidas on 9480815163 for details on route numbers G-1 to G-4, G-5 to G-8 and G-9 to G-12 respectively.

BIG-10 route

* From Kadugodi Bus Station via Hope Farm, Siddapura, Marathahalli and Domlur
* From Electronic City Wipro Gate via Konappana Agrahara, Bommanahalli and Adugodi
* From Sarjapur via Dommasandra Agara and Koramangala 8th Block
* From Bannerghatta National Park via Basavanapura, Bilekahalli and Dairy Circle
* From Kaggalipura via Thalghtapura, Konanakunte Cross and Banashankari
* From Kengeri Satellite Town via Kengeri, Nayandahalli and K R Market
* From Janapriya Township via Gollarahatti, Sunkadakatte, Magadi Road and Kembani
* From Nelamangala via Makali, Yashavantpur, Mekhri Circle and J C Nagar
* From Yelahanka Satellite Town via Hebbal, Mekhri Circle and J C Nagar
* From Ramakrishna Hegde Nagar via Thanisandra, Nagawara and Coles Park
* From Bagaluru via Kothnur, Geddalahalli and Lingarajapura
* From K R Pura via Benniganahalli and Halasuru

DHNS

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