Development of the Indore Bus Rapid Transit BRT

Development of the Indore Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System A Learning Experience Chandramauli Shukla (CEO, AICTSL) 7 th September 2012 Presented by: Amit Bhatt Atal Indore City Transport Services Ltd. (AICTSL)

Niranjanpur Project Basics Initiated • 2007 Length of route • 11. 6 km Road section • 31. 6 / 60 metres System type • • Closed Median stations Stations • 21 Number of buses • 50 Type of bus • • • 12 m long with AC 900 mm Semi Low Floor 245 hp, BS III engine Completion • November 2012 Rajiv Gandhi

‘PLANNING’ more important than ‘PLAN’ Initial cost estimate = INR 98. 45 Cr. (Plan) Included cost of civil works of corridor only Cost ‘EXTRAs’ not planned for Land acquisition Utility laying / shifting Relocation of religious structures Stations Buses ITS (AVLS + AFCS + Signalling) EXTRA Costs amounting to INR 300 Cr.

Lack of Strategic Partnerships Initially Delhi BRT design model followed for Indore However, Delhi BRT turned unsuccessful Ahmedabad BRT introduced – proved huge success Decision to change Indore BRT design to Ahmedabad BRT design model Corridor construction was underway Design change involved re-configuring of utility ducts Further additions to cost and timelines Partnerships with BRT experts at the outset would have avoided such time and money losses

Technical Expertise Limited capacity at AICTSL Adequate technical expertise not available with government to provide assistance / guidance to AICTSL External consultation came with a price-tag

Project Publicity Lot of negative publicity received from press and media BRTS blamed for ‘any’ and ‘every’ traffic incident along BRT corridor by media and experts National-level Indore project committees throw negative light on No consultation with AICTSL / IMC Limited awareness among people and media presents great challenges for BRTS

Partnership with EMBARQ India bridged the knowledge gap for the BRT project

BRT’s Impact on Urbanisation in Indore New Malls, Hotels, Hospitals, Corporate Offices etc. have developed since project inception Premium on FAR in commercial buildings presents significant funding generation

Transforming Indore… Before After Mangal City

Transforming Indore… Before After Niranjanpur

Transforming Indore… After Before After Arts and Commerce College

Transforming Indore… Before After

Transforming Indore… After Before

Lack of external funding support Funding commitments from government sources not received Funding from World Bank for ITS project available, but not flexible to suit the changes over time AICTSL had no other streams of revenue to fund excesses D D E Y ELA

Innovations in alternate funding generation All land acquisition done using Transfer of Develop Rights (TDR) model Savings to the tune of INR 250 -300 Cr. Advertisement rights along entire corridor transferred to AICTSL from IMC Proposed share of Urban Transport Fund (UTF) tax being introduced in Indore Proposed share of Land Value Capture Increased FAR – new building permissions Sale/purchase of property

A quick comparison… Parameters Ahmedabad (Ph 1) Delhi (Ph-1 partial) Indore (Ph-1) System type Closed Open Closed Stations Median Staggered Median Network length 12. 5 km 5. 5 km 11. 6 km Bus type AC & Non AC AC Technology AFCS, AVLS - AFCS, AVLS, Signalling Accessibility Level boarding Stepped boarding Level boarding

Indicative Timelines (1) August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 1. Bus operator finalised 2. Prototype bus from Corona received and feedback sent 3. Tender Automatic Sliding Gates floated 4. Drawings for Bus Workshop finalised 5. Tender for ITMS on BOT model 6. Commence work on Branding and Outreach 1. Agreement with bus operator 2. Receive first lot of 8 buses from Corona 3. Finalise contractor for Automatic Sliding Gates 4. Finalise contractor for construction of Bus Workshop 5. Hold ITMS tender Prebid meeting 6. Complete 50% work for Branding and Outreach 7. Complete corridor railing construction 8. Tender for advertising along BRT 1. Staff recruitment and training by operator 2. Total 16 buses received from Corona 3. Commence installation of Automatic Sliding Gates – Complete bus station construction 4. Complete 50% construction of Bus Workshop 5. Finalise concessionaire for ITMS tender 6. Complete Branding and Outreach project (100%) 7. Finalise advertising contractor

Indicative Timelines (2) November 2012 December 2012 January 2013 1. Start trial runs on BRT corridor using 16 buses 2. Total 24 buses received from Corona 3. Complete installation of Automatic Sliding Doors 4. Complete construction of Bus Workshop (100%) 5. Vendor starts ITMS procurement 6. Outreach efforts continue 7. Advertising contractor commences work 1. Continue BRT trial runs 1. Launch of full 2. Total 32 buses passenger operations received from Corona on BRT corridor 3. ITMS vendor begins 2. Total 40 buses installing equipment received from Corona 4. Full system test run for 3. ITMS project continues streamlining operations (full operation of ITMS 5. Outreach efforts by August 2013) continue 6. Advertising work continues

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