Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)

Amritsar, Punjab
Asia BRT Conference, 30th September 2014

An initiative of
Punjab Bus Metro Society (PBMS) &
Municipal Corporation Amritsar

Introduction-Amritsar
Culturally rich city
Home to Shri Harmandir Saheb
(Golden Temple)
Other tourist attraction Wagah
Border, Durgiana Temple
Daily tourist inflow 1 Lakh Approx
Population as per 2011 Census - 11.84
lakhs
Estimated population by 2031 - 20
lakhs
Area of MC Amritsar - 142.3 Sq. Km.
Institutional hub of Punjab
Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Need for Public Transport

Existing PT Auto & Cycle
Rickshaws, Taxies & City Buses
Auto rickshaws 18000 Approx
Modal Share of Auto Rickshaws
22%
Unregulated IPT Modes
Educational trips 43%

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Average Trip Length (ATL)

5.71 km

Trips for Work Purpose

46%

Trips for Education Purpose

43%

Why BRTS ?
Amritsar aspired Metro
Unfavorable Demand
High Costs
Long Construction Time

Other Option - BRTS

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

BRTS Selected

Review of Best
Practices

National and
International
site visits

BRTS
Workshop

Stakeholder
Consultation

Establishment of PBMS

Orienting towards BRTS

Istanbul,
Turkey
visit by
DCM and
PBMS
officials

BRTS
Workshop
by PBMS
and MoUD
at
Amritsar
Janmarg
BRTS
visit by
MC
Amritsar
Officials
Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Milestones
April 2013

BRTS Proposal

10 Months

May 2013

August 2013

MD, PIDB Janmarg Visit

Establishment of PBMS

DCM & PIDB Turkey

BRTS Visit

MC, Amritsar & Mayor

Janmarg Visit

MC House Approval

September 2013

October 2013
January 2014
February 2014

March 2014

BRTS Workshop by PIDB &

MoUD at Amritsar

NIT Floated

Submission of DPR in
MoUD for approval

Approved in CSMC

Bid Opening

Work Order to successful Bidders

Bus Rapid Transit System Amritsar Punjab

Start of work

Institutional set up
UMTA in May 2010,
PBMS in May 2013,
ACTSL in December 2006

UMTA
PBMS/ACTSL

Legal and
Administration,
Company Affairs

Planning,
Quality
Standard,
MIS

Operation

Financial
Services

Hiring of operation
service providers,
service quality
control

Revenue collection,
Station Management
and other service
providers

Service Providers
Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Projects &
contracts

Internal Audit

User
interaction and
grievance
redressal

Project Partners
1) Ministry of Urban Development, GoI Partial Funding
2) Punjab Bus Metro Society (PBMS) Project Development ,
Planning, Partial Funding, Execution and Operations
3) Municipal Corporation Consultation and Resolution of
Local Issues
4) Public Works Department (PWD) Project Execution
5) Urban Mass Transit Company- Project Consultant

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Punjab Bus Metro Society (PBMS)

PBMS was registered on May, 2013 under Society Registration
Act, XXI of 1860
Headed by Chief Secretary, the primary objective of PBMS is
to promote public transport in the urban areas of Punjab
Major functions include project development, policy
formulation, implementation mechanism, funding etc.
PBMS was formed at the conceptual stage of BRTS in various
cities of Punjab
Establishment of PBMS at such a early stage help in smooth
sailing of Amritsar BRTS project

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

All identified BRT Corridors

OVEREXISTING
ROADS
OVERPROPOSED
ROADS

4
3

5
10
1

11

12
8

6
7
13

Transit network identified in CMP

Proposed Transit Corridors were considered for

Prioritization and immediate implementation
Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

BRTS
Corridor
Phasing
Corridor
Selection
CriteriaCriteria
Ridership Sustainability

Connectivity

Existing IPT Routes

RoW Suitability

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Comparative Analysis
Comparative
Analysis for BRTS Corridors Prioritization
Ridership
Corridor

Old GT Road Lahori Mal to ISBT

1 Unsuitable
2 Adequate
3 - Ideal

Overlap with Roads

connecting activity Overlap with IPT
routes
nodes
1- Low
2 Moderate
3 High

1- Low
2- Moderate
3 - High

Ease of
Implementation
1 Unsuitable
2 Adequate
3 Ideal

Overall
Rating

12

10

12

Tarn Taran Road ISBT to

Mandiala

Lahori Gate to Middle Ring Road

X-ing along Khemkaran Road

Walled City Circular Road

Inner Ring Road India Gate to

MCA Gate

Ajnala Road ISBT to Airport

Fatehgarh Churian Road ISBT to
Middle Ring Road X-ing
Majitha Road ISBT to Majitha
Verka Road ISBT to Verka
Old GT Road ISBT to Jandiala

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Comparative
Analysis
Identified
priority
BRT corridors
Phase-I BRTS Corridors
Phase-II BRTS Corridors

Airport

Central part Mall road, Bhandari

bridge, queens road
Length 7.4 kms
RoW 20 to 30 m
Land use commercial, public, semi
public

Towards
Faridkot

Circular
Road

Ranjit
Avenue

Verka
Milk
Plant

Verka
Railway
Railway
Station

Stn to Verka
Length 8.4 kms
RoW 30 to 40 m
Land use residential,
industrial

Industrial
Area

`
Ram
Bagh
GuruNanak
DevUniversity
India
Gate

Towards
Wagah
Border

Khalsa
College
Railway
Station
Durgania
Temple

ISBT
Golden
Temple

WalledCity

Railway Stn to India Gate

Length 9.2 kms
RoW 45 to 60 m
Land use institutional, mixed

ShaheedaSaheb
Gurudwara

Vallah
Mandi

Railway Stn to Duburji Bypass

Length 6 kms
RoW 50 to 60 m
Land use - mixed
PHF
Housing
Society

RingRoad

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Industrial
Area

Towards
Delhi

Comparative
Analysis
Issues
and Challenges
Verka Railway Crossing

HT Line

Airport

InstitutionalArea

Ram Bagh : ASI Site

`
Verka
Railway
Station
Ranjit
Avenue

Industrial
Area

Ram
Bagh

India
Bhandari
Gate

Bridge RoB : Major

Bottle Neck

Railway
Station
Durgania
Temple

ISBT
Golden
Temple

Wagah
Border

Existing Elevated Road

Khalsa
College

WalledCity

Industrial
Area

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

GuruNanak
DevUniversity

PHF
Housing
Society

Comparative Analysis
Decongestion
of Bhandari Bridge New RoB
2 Lane at-grade Slip
Road Towards Hall Gate
2 Lane take-off each at
elevated rotary and
near hall gate, 4 lane
down at station road

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Comparative
New
RoB at Analysis
Verka Crossing

RoB

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

ComparativeBRTS
Analysis
Retrofitted
Stations along Existing Elevated Road
Proposed
Retrofitted
Docking Lane &
Bus Stop

Existing Main Section

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Proposed
Retrofitted
Docking Lane &
Bus Stop

Comparative
Analysis
New
Dedicated
BRTS Elevated Road

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Comparative
Analysis
Proposed
BRTS
Arrangement
AtgradeDedicatedTwowayBRT(14.8km)
AtgradeDedicatedOnewayBRT(3.5km)
ProposedElevatedBRT(3.3km)
ExistingElevatedBRT(3.5)
BRTinMixedTraffic(4.0km)InstitutionalArea
BRTinMixedTrafficonExistingRoB(1.2km)

Airport

BRTinMixedTrafficonProposedRoB(0.7km)
TotalCorridorLength=31km
Verka
Railway
Station
Ranjit
Avenue

KichluChowk

ITOChowk

Industrial
Area
Novelty
Chowk

Ram
Bagh
GuruNanak
DevUniversity
India
Gate

Wagah
Border IndiaGate

Chhehharta
Chowk

Khalsa
College

Railto
Chowk

Verka
Canal

Bypass
SSSS
Chowk

Celebrations
Mall

Railway
Station
Durgania
Temple
Bhandari

ISBT
Golden
Temple

Hussainpura
Chowk

Bridge

PHF
Housing
Society

WalledCity
New
Amritsar

Industrial
Area

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Duburji
Bypass

Comparative Analysis
Connectivity
with Golden Temple
Existing Parking Elevated Road

Proposed BRTS Corridor

Airport

Existing MLCP
InstitutionalArea

Verka
Railway
Station

Pedestrian only

Ranjit
Avenue

Industrial
Area

`
Golder
Temple

Ram
Bagh
GuruNanak
DevUniversity

India
Gate

Khalsa
College
Railway
Station
Durgania
Temple

Wagah
Border

ISBT
Golden
Temple

WalledCity

PHF
Housing
Society

Mini Bus service planned b/w BRTS stop and MLCP through parking elevated road
Industrial
Area

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Comparative
Analysis
Proposed
BRTS
Station Design

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Next: Ludhiana BRTS

Largest City of Punjab
Population as per 2011 Census 16.14 lakhs
Area of MC Ludhiana - 159 Sq. Km.
Industrial hub of Punjab
Existing PT Auto & Cycle
Rickshaws, Taxies & City Buses
Unregulated IPT
Cycle
Rickshaw
2%

Car
6%

Bus
8%

Bi-Cycle
22%
Auto
Rickshaw
19%

Motor Cycle
43%

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Ludhiana BRTS - Alignment

To Rahon
Total BRTS Network
= 39.8 KM

To Jalandhar

Industrial
Area
To Hambran

Chaura
Bazar

To Dhanansu

Rly
Stn

PAU
ISBT
Link
Road

To Ferozpur

Gill Road

At-Grade BRTS (7.4 km)

Elevated BRTS (28.2 km)
BRTS in Mixed Traffic (4.2 km)
To Raikot

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

To Chandigarh

Industrial
Area

GNDEC

To Maler
Kotla

To Delhi

Thank You
Punjab Bus Metro Society (PBMS)
&
Municipal Corporation of Amritsar

Milestones
Milestones

Achieved

Proposal for DPR & PMC of BRTS in Amritsar and April, 2013
Ludhiana

MD, PIDB visit to Janmarg BRTS, Ahmedabad

May, 2013

Establishment of Punjab Bus Metro Society (PBMS)

May, 2013

Istanbul, Turkey BRTS visit by DCM & PIDB officials

August, 2013

MC, Amritsar
Ahmedabad

MoA b/w PBMS and UMTC for DPR & PMC of BRTS in September, 2013
various cities of Punjab

Workshop on BRTS by PIDB and MoUD at Amritsar

October, 2013

Submission of Amritsar BRTS DPR in MoUD for Approval

October, 2013

Amritsar BRTS DPR Approval in CSMC

January, 2014

10

Notice Inviting Tender (NIT)

January, 2014

11

Bid Opening

February, 2014

12

Work Order to successful Bidders

March, 2014

13

Start of work

March, 2014

&

Mayor

visit

to

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Janmarg

BRTS, August, 2013

Concept to Approval in 10 Months

SN

Proposed Institutional set up

UMTA

PBMS/ACTSL

Legaland
administration,
companyaffairs

Planning,Quality
Standard,MIS

Operation

FinancialServices

Hiringofoperation
serviceproviders,
servicequality
control

Projects&contracts

Revenuecollection,
StationManagement
andotherservice
providers

SERVICEPROVIDERS
*UMTA in May 2010, PBMS in May 2013, ACTSL in December 2006

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

InternalAudit

Userinteraction
andgrievance
redressal

Proposed LRT Corridors and PHPDT (2031) as per CMP

GREENLINE
REDLINE
YELLOWLINE

RAJASANSI

PHPDT : 6000

PHPDT : 6300

1
LAHORIMAL

VERKA

ISBT
PHPDT : 9400

MANDIALA

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

JANDIALA

Proposed BRT Corridors and PHPDT (2031) as per CMP

OVEREXISTING
ROADS
OVERPROPOSED
ROADS

4
5

PHPDT : 2100

PHPDT : 1200
PHPDT : 3900

2
2

PHPDT : 800

1
PHPDT : 800

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

PHPDT : 6000

Comparative
Analysis and Considerations
Corridor
Constraints
Constraints
1) Bhandari Bridge being single major Rail Over Bridge is the biggest constraint in corridor
planning;
2) Elevated road along Chandigarh Road;
3) High tension line along and across Verka Road (also along Chandigarh Road) reduces
effective RoW; and
4) Ram Bagh being an ASI conserved site restricts any type of construction within 100m from
the site boundary.
5) Railway Crossing before Verka Railway Station

Considerations
1) Existing elevated road is considered for BRT operations by providing curb side BRT stops
through retro fitting flanged structures;
2) Integration with proposed PRT stations to extend connectivity to walled city area
3) Road adjacent to Ram Bagh is considered for BRT operations

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Comparative
Analysis
Issues
and Challenges
Verka Railway Crossing

HT Line

Airport

InstitutionalArea

Ram Bagh : ASI Site

`
Verka
Railway
Station
Ranjit
Avenue

Industrial
Area

Ram
Bagh

India
Bhandari
Gate

Bridge RoB : Major

Bottle Neck

Railway
Station
Durgania
Temple

ISBT
Golden
Temple

Wagah
Border

Existing Elevated Road

Khalsa
College

WalledCity

Industrial
Area

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

GuruNanak
DevUniversity

PHF
Housing
Society

Criteria 1: Ridership (2031)

PPHPD: 1200
Airport

Institutional
Area

HIGH (> 8000)

Towards
Faridkot

PPHPD: 6260

MODERATE (> 4000)

PPHPD: 5940

LOW (< 4000)

PPHPD: 3900

Ranjit
Avenue

Circular
Road

PPHPD: 2020

Verka
Milk
Plant

Industrial
Area

Verka
Railway
Station

Ram
Bagh
GuruNanak
DevUniversity
India
Gate

Towards
Wagah
Border

PPHPD: 9390

Khalsa
College
Railway
Station
Durgania
Temple

Vallah
Mandi

ISBT
Golden
Temple

WalledCity

ShaheedaSaheb
Gurudwara

PPHPD: 9390
PHF
Housing
Society

RingRoad
PPHPD: 780

PPHPD: 965
Industrial
Area

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

PPHPD: 6260

Towards
Delhi

Criteria 2: Connectivity to Major Activity Centers

Airport

Institutional
Area

Towards
Faridkot

HIGH
MODERATE
LOW

Verka
Milk
Plant

Gobind
Nagar
Ranjit
Avenue
Industrial
Area
Ram
Bagh
GuruNanak
DevUniversity

India
Gate

Towards
Wagah
Border

Chehharta
Chowk

Vijay
Nagar

Khalsa
College

Hussainpura
Railway
Station
Durgania
Temple

Verka
Railway
Station

ISBT

Vallah
Mandi

Golden
Temple

WalledCity

ShaheedaSaheb
Gurudwara

New
Amritsar

RingRoad

Industrial
Area

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Towards
Delhi

Criteria 3: Overlap with existing IPT Routes

Airport

Institutional
Area

Towards
Faridkot

HIGH
MODERATE
Verka
Milk
Plant

LOW
Ranjit
Avenue

Circular
Road
Industrial
Area

Verka
Railway
Station

Ram
Bagh
GuruNanak
DevUniversity
India
Gate

Towards
Wagah
Border

Khalsa
College
Railway
Station
Durgania
Temple

ISBT

Vallah
Mandi

Golden
Temple

WalledCity

ShaheedaSaheb
Gurudwara

PHF
Housing
Society

RingRoad

Industrial
Area

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Towards
Delhi

Criteria 4: Ease of Implementation

ROW : 19 - 27m
Airport

Institutional
Area

HIGH (> 50m)

Towards
Faridkot

ROW : 32 30m

MODERATE (30m-50m)

ROW : 30 28m

LOW (< 30m)

ROW : 30m

Ranjit
Avenue

Circular
Road

Verka
Milk
ROW : 33 19m Plant
Industrial
Area

Verka
Railway
Station

Ram
Bagh
GuruNanak
DevUniversity
India
Gate

Towards
Wagah
Border

ROW: 56 m

Khalsa
College
Railway
Station
Durgania
Temple

Vallah
Mandi

ISBT
Golden
Temple

WalledCity

ShaheedaSaheb
Gurudwara

ROW : 57 m
PHF
Housing
Society

RingRoad
ROW : 27.5 m

ROW : 11-43 m
Industrial
Area

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

ROW : 33 28m

Towards
Delhi

Retrofitted BRTS Stations along Existing Elevated Road

BUS STOP PLATFORM

Plan/layout Retrofitted BRT Station on existing elevated road

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab

Service Level Benchmarks (SLB)

Sr. No. Indicator

Existing LoS

LoS After BRTS

Public Transport Facilities

Pedestrian Infrastructure Facilities

NMT Facilities

ITS Facilities

Travel Speed

Road Safety

Pollution Levels

Integrated Land use

Transportation

Bus Rapid Transit System, Amritsar, Punjab