Rainbow BRTS

Rainbow BRTS
Overview
Owner PMPML
Locale Pune, India
Transit type Bus Rapid Transit
Number of lines 6
Number of stations 102
Website http://rainbowbrt.in/
Operation
Began operation 2006
Technical
System length 61 km (38 mi)

Rainbow BRTS is a Bus Rapid Transit System in the twin cities of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, in Maharashtra, India. The system is operated by the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML). The infrastructure has been developed by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). The project currently envisages 113 km of dedicated bus corridors along with buses, bus stations, terminals and intelligent transit management system.

The Rainbow BRTS project is being implemented with the financial support of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) of the Government of India. Additionally, specific components of the project in Pimpri-Chinchwad are being funded under the ‘Sustainable Urban Transport Project’, which is an initiative of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and is supported by The World Bank, UNDP & GEF.[1]

History

Pune was the first city in India to experiment with a Bus Rapid Transit system. PMPML started plying pilot routes in December 2006. The Hadapsar-Katraj pilot project consisted of 16.5 kilometres (10.3 mi) of bus lanes along the Pune Satara Road using airconditioned, low-floor more than 500 Volvo B7RLE buses initially on Katraj - Swargate - Hadapsar. Most of these buses are not in service currently. The funding for the project came from the Government of India under the Jawaharlala Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. Total of 112 kilometres (70 mi) route was proposed for Pune BRTS. Now regular PMPML buses ply on the Hadapsar-Katraj corridor of BRTS.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad BRTS was announced in December 2008, when eight routes covering 112 km were proposed. Construction of the first route was due to be completed within 18 months.[2] By January 2009, 90% of construction work on an 11 km pilot route between Nigdi and Dapodi had been completed. However, a string of disputes between the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), civic administrators and corporators led to the project being delayed, with corporators citing funding difficulties and problems encountered on the similar Delhi BRTS and Pune BRTS projects as the causes.[3]

In September 2009 it was announced to the press that, although most work had been completed, difficulties procuring the 650 buses required to run on the system had led to the project being indefinitely postponed. It was also found that the proposed new bus shelters had been due to be installed on the wrong side of the road, leading to delays in their construction, while passenger information systems had yet to be installed. The PCMC stated that this was not a major issue as the shelters could be constructed quickly from prefabricated materials, and that the vehicles would be purchased by December 2009.[4] A month later it was revealed that the cost of the project had overrun by 230 crore, around 50% of the total project cost.[5] By May 2010, funding for the completion of four BRT routes had been agreed, with the remaining four sanctioned by the national government but not yet funded. A number of high-rise buildings along the routes had also been approved for construction.[6]

Both the systems were merged to form Rainbow BRTS which is currently under expansion.

By April 2014 two of the routes were under construction, with the first station near to completion.[7] The first two lines were expected to be operational by the end of March or the beginning of April 2015.[8] The Sangvi-Kiwale corridor (earlier named as Aundh-Ravet corridor) was thrown open to public on 5 September 2015.[9]

Description

Pune BRTS was the first Bus rapid System in India
The Kalewadi Phata flyover was built by the PPCNTDA as part of the BRTS
The Dange Chowk flyover was built by the PCMC as part of the BRTS project.

The Rainbow BRT system in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, launched in 2015, has features such as:

Feeder bus routes or regular services are run by PMPML from various locations in the city up to the BRT corridors.

The system will when completed comprise eight routes with a total length of 112 km, with improved street lighting and passenger facilities on the roads used by the system.[2] It will require around 650 buses to operate the complete network.[4] The system will be substantially different from that in neighbouring Pune, with wider roads and grade separation allowing a more substantial network to be constructed.[10]

The buses and bus stops alike are integrated via the Integrated Traffic Management System (ITMS) which enable travellers to know the ETA of the bus. The bus stops and the buses are equipped with automatic doors, that open when they are in close proximity. The bus-stops are easily accessible by a low-gradient ramp on one end. Signals are being installed near the bus stops to enable pedestrians to cross the road.

Features

The features of Rainbow BRT include

Routes

BRTS Corridor Map English
BRTS Corridor Map Marathi
BRTS Nashik Phata-Wakad Corridor
BRTS Pune Corridor
Sangvi-kiwle RouteeIinfo Marathi

Completed

  1. Katraj - Swargate - Hadapsar. (Via Pune-Satara road, Shankarsheth road via Swargate Bus Station - 16.5 km)
  2. Vishrantwadi - Bombay sappers - Yerwada - Waholi Jakat Naka and Sadalbaba Jn - Patil Estate. (Total = 16 km)

Under Construction

  1. Warje - Kharadi corridor. PMC has taken a lot of efforts to make this one a successful project. The pattern of the bus stops is different than Satara road bus stops. This pattern of bus stops does not create sharp turns on the other lanes like the Satara road BRTS does.

Other Proposed Corridors

  1. BRT Map Pimpri Chinchwad
    BRTS Route Map for Pimpri Chinchwad
    Katraj - Kalewadi Phata corridor.
  2. Kothrud - Vishrantwadi corridor.
  3. Dhayari - Hadapsar Gadital corridor.[11]

Other Proposed Roads

  1. Baner Road.
  2. F. C. Road (Officially named as Gokhle road).
  3. J. M. Road.
  4. Karve Road.
  5. Paud Road.
  6. Sinhgad Road.
  7. University Road.
  8. Samgamwadi Road.
  9. Dhanori Road.
  10. Nehru Road.
  11. Mundhwa Bypass.
  12. Nagar Road.
  13. Airport Road.
  14. Yerawada - Vishrantwadi Road.
  15. Solapur Road.
  16. Ramwadi - Viman Nagar Road.
  17. Vishrantwadi - Viman Nagar Road.
  18. Vishrantwadi - Dhanori Road.
  19. Deccan College - Viman Nagar Road

Repair work

In 2012, the PMC started to make changes on the road so that the management of traffic would become easier. A 1.5 km long flyover is being constructed from Padmavati to Bhartividyapeeth, which will have 4 lanes, plus the existing 4 lanes. The legs of the flyover are constructed on the BRTS route. The BRTS has been cancelled. Apart from the flyover, there are 2 subways being constructed at Bibwewadi chowk and Kaka Halwai chowk for the pedestrians to cross. These three constructions will reduce a lot of time to travel through this route.

Phases

Pilot Phase

A pilot system was constructed on the Katraj - Swargate - Hadapsar corridor and operations began in December 2006. At a time when 'BRT' acronym was new to India and there was limited nationwide understanding of requirements for such an advanced public transport system, Pune was the first city in India to implement and operationalise a high capacity bus system on two corridors:

The infrastructure and operations was an improvement over the regular bus services while many features which are intrinsic to a Bus Rapid Transit System were not a part of it. The infrastructure components included widening of roads, construction of footpaths and cycle tracks, laying of municipal services like water supply and drainage lines, utility ducts, construction of BRT lane‐segregators, bus stops, installation of Passenger Information System, etc. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India provided financial support for the project.

However, with the construction of 3 flyovers along the route, the pilot corridor has now been interrupted at various points and the use of the dedicated lane discontinued.

Phase 1

Six corridors are being developed in the current phase of the Rainbow BRTS network.

Corridor Name Length (km) Number of Stations Region Status
Nagar Road 8 13 Pune Oprerational from April 2016
Sangamwadi - Vishrantwadi 8 9 Pune Operational from August 2015
(NH4) Old Mumbai - Pune Road 12 36 Pimpri Chinchwad Under construction
Sangvi Phata - Kiwale 14 21 Pimpri Chinchwad Operational from September 2015
Nashik Phata - Wakad 8 15 Pimpri Chinchwad Operational from November 2015
Kalewadi Phata - Dehu Alandi Road 11 20 Pimpri Chinchwad Under construction

See also

References

  1. ↑ iMC. "BRT". www.pmpml.org. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  2. 1 2 Tarun Nangia, Pune (21 Dec 2008). "Pimpri-Chinchwad BRTS to give route map a new glow". Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation advised to go slow on BRTS plan". Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  4. 1 2 Rapid transit system on slow track - Pune - The Times Of India
  5. ↑ PM News Bureau (12 October 2009). "Pimpri-Chinchwad BRTS cost overrun". Projects Monitor. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  6. ↑ Soon, high-rise buildings for Pimpri-Chinchwad Indian Express
  7. ↑ Steady Progress on the Pune-Pimpri-Chinchwad BRT
  8. ↑ PCMC to start BRT service next year
  9. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/costliest-brts-rolls-out-in-pimpri/
  10. ↑ BRTS in Pune different from Pimpri-Chinchwad's - Pune - News | News Syndication
  11. ↑ Pune BRTS

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