Feasibility Study of City Bus Service in Godhra City

IJSTE - International Journal of Science Technology & Engineering | Volume 1 | Issue 11 | May 2015
ISSN (online): 2349-784X
Feasibility Study of City Bus Service in Godhra

City
Pallavi V Khatri
P.G. Student - Transportation
Department of Civil Engineering
Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology
Bhargav H Jaiswal
Assistant Professor
Suresh M. Damodariya
Reader
Department of Civil Engineering
Abstract
Due to growth of cities Urbanization has increase , also increase in population, increase in vehicle ownership which in causes
transportation problems , congestion ,accidents, delay, with extension of urban area trip length have also increased, travel
demand increases. Thus it have become necessary to provide city bus service or urban mass transportation system. For growing
towns which are growing rapidly and extended and are involved in urban are , thus it have been necessary to provide a
convenient mode of transport which should be easy accessible and cheap. Thus, the study defines to study the feasibility, demand
of public transportation system. The study area is Godhra city which comes under A Class Municipality and the
administrative headquarter of Panchmahal district in central Gujarat, India. The paper involves feasibility check of providing a
city bus service in Godhra city bye using Trip Length Frequency Anlaysis.
Keywords: Urbanization, Feasibility, City Bus Service Or Urban Mass Transportation Service, Trip Length Frequency
Anlaysis
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I. INTRODUCTION
Entering the 21st century, the Indian transportation system has been rapidly expanding; still it has not been able to keep pace
with the congestion in our cities which continues to grow at an alarming rate. This increased congestion is adversely impacting
our quality of life and increasing the potential for accident and long delay. Transportation is the backbone to the development of
urban areas. It enables functioning of urban areas efficiently by providing access and mobility Vehicles are major sources of
urban air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Traffic, Transportation service, Mass Transportation, and Road network are
key indicators to provide the image of city Considering all these facts, Govt. of India has also emphasized in the National Urban
Transport Policy on development of efficient Mass Transport system in urban area. The objective of this policy is to ensure safe,
affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable and sustainable access for the growing number of city residents to jobs, education,
recreation and such other needs within our cities.
II. URBANIZATION
Urbanization can be defined as as a process which reveals itself through temporal, spatial and sectoral changes in the
demographic, social, economic, technological and environmental aspects of life in a given society. It is long term continuous
process.
Urbanization is a Progressive concentration of population in urban unit. Indias urban population is growing at an average rate
of around 3 present per annum. It has almost doubled during the period between 1981 and 2001 from 160 million to 285 million
(Figure1).
The average rate of growth of the urban population is not expected to change significantly during the next twenty years.
Assuming a decadal increase of around 37%, Indias urban population is expected to be around 540 million during 2021. In
terms of percentage of total population, the urban population has gone up from 17% in 1951 to 29% in 2001 and is expected to
increase up to around 37% by the year.
Table 1
Growth of Indias Population
Year
UrbanPopulation(in millions)
1951
62
1961
79
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1971
109
1981
160
1991
217
2001
285
2011
377
2021(forecasted)
540
The number of cities and the sizes of these cities have also increased considerably. The urbanization has different
characteristics for different cities. Thus pattern of urbanization has great variation across the states. Transport is the main factor
that contributes to this variation. There is a positive correlation between urbanization and economic development; therefore
states having high urbanization level has high level of economic development. The distribution of urban population by city size
widely varies and is skewed towards larger cities. One specific feature of Indias urbanization is the increasing metropolitanization, that is, growth in the number and size of cities with a million plus population.
III. AIM OF THE STUDY

The main aim of the study is to study the feasibility for providing a city bus service in Godhra city and design and plan the
potential routes and scheduling of the bus service. So to decrease the transportation problem, traffic problems which are now in
very much Godhra city day by day. Due to increasing population in limited area, traffic volume is increased. To avoid this
problem city bus is necessary in Godhra city.
A. Objective of the Study:
To check the feasibility to provide Public Transportation System in Godhra City.
B. Study Area:
The study area is Godhra city located in Panchmahal District of Gujarat State, India. Godhra is one of the oldest district
headquarters of Gujarat before Independence. It is located in the heart of central Gujarat. Godhra city is Tribal and minority
dominated area and presently it is a Headquarter of Panchmahal District. Area within the limits of municipality of Godhra city is
20.33sqkms, but the study area will include all the nearby attracting center points with area of 150sqkms. The study area will
include the nearby attracting points such as Panchamrut dairy, GEC Godhra, GP Godhra, Engineering College Tuwa, Ayurvedic
hospital, Agriculture College and the villages within this main center point.
Fig. 1: Location of Godhra
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IV. DATA COLLECTION & DATA ANALYSIS

A. The study area has been divided into six zones based on the population:
Fig. 2:
Zone no
Table - 1
Zones of Godhra City
Zone name
Population
Bamroli road
26900
2
3
Marketing yard area

commerce college
8195
11904
Vorahward and railway side area
58206
5
6
Bhuravav cross road area.

ITI road area.
Total
33703
16771
155679
Data have been collected by conducting home interview survey & roadside interview survey. A sample size of 0.5 % is taken
to collect the data.
Data analysis is done by T.L.F.A (Trip Lenngth Frequency Analysis)
i.e filtering the trip length from 0-0.9kms , 1-1.9 kms , 2-2.9 kms , 3-3.9 kms, 4-4.9 kms and >= 5 kms for each zone to check the
feasibility to provide a Public Transportation System in Godhra city.
1) Data Analysis of Each Zone
Table 2
Zone-1 Bamroli Road
Trip length (km)
No of Trips
0-0.9
1-1.9
198
2-2.9
18
3-3.9
50
4-4.9
36
>=5
244
Total Trips
546
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Fig. 3: T.L.F.A
Table - 3
Zone- 2: Marketing Yard
Zone-2 Marketing Yard
Trip length (km)
No of Trips
0-0.9
1-1.9
90
2-2.9
40
3-3.9
18
4-4.9
22
>=5
120
Total Trips
298
Fig. 4: T.L.F.A
Table 3
Zone 3 Commerce College Road
Zone-3 Commerce College Road
Trip length (km)
No of Trips
0-0.9
26
1-1.9
60
2-2.9
36
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3-3.9
24
4-4.9
18
>=5
88
Total Trips
252
Fig. 5: T.L.F.A
Table 4
Zone 4 Vorwadh & Railway Area
Zone-4 Vorwadh & Railway Area
Trip length (km)
No of Trips
0-0.9
10
1-1.9
90
2-2.9
32
3-3.9
12
4-4.9
10
>=5
182
Total Trips
336
Fig. 6: T.L.F.A
Table 5
Zone Bhuravah Area
Zone-5 Bhuravah Area
Trip length (km)
No of Trips
0-0.9
378

1-1.9
2-2.9
3-3.9
4-4.9
>=5
14
62
48
4
118
Total Trips
246
Fig. 7:
Table 6
Zone 6 ITI Area
zone-6 ITI Area
trip length (km)
No of Trips
0-0.9
1-1.9
2-2.9
3-3.9
4-4.9
>=5
Total Trips
4
52
26
20
102
164
368
Fig. 8
V. CONCLUSION
After analyzing the data, we can conclude the the shorter trips of 0-5 kms dont have much frequency , whereas longer trip of
greater or equal to 5 kms have much frequency , as the major center points such as GEC Godhra, GP Godhra, Ayurvedic
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Hospital ,Panchmal Dairy , Homeopathy College , Jalaram International School, Agriculture College , Lilesara , Getco (G.E.B),
Kakanpur Pharmcy College, Engineering College Tuwa, etc are located at a distance greater than 5 km, and the centre points are
generally Educational Trip & Working Trip.
So it can be concluded that thePublic Transportation system is feasible for the longer trip length of greater than or equal to
5kms as the public transportation system will be a great help to the students & workers. Whereas for 0-5 km, the roads within the
city are narrow, and people generally prefer 2-w for their trip. Thus it can be concluded that a city bus will be feasible in Godhra
City for a distance equal to or greater than 5 kms.
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ISSN (online): 2349-784X