Bhopal Bus Rapid Transit System

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Bhopal BRTS
Overview
Locale Bhopal, MP, India
Transit type Bus rapid transit
Number of lines10
Number of stations230
Daily ridership1.25 Lakhs
Website MyBus Bhopal
Operation
Operator(s) Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Number of vehicles155
Technical
System length186 kilometres (116 mi)

Bhopal BRTS was a bus rapid transit system in Bhopal, located in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The construction was funded by the Central Government under its flagship JnNURM. Unlike most of BRT projects in India which are designed to cater the transportation needs of suburban parts of the city, Bhopal BRTS is designed mainly to serve the Central business districts (CBDs). It was launched with a fleet of just 30 buses in 2006, after receiving JnNURM Sanction, and has grown to 155 buses comprising AC and Non AC Low Floor Buses. [1]

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On 26 December 2023, following a meeting at the state secretariat, the Government of Madhya Pradesh led by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav made the decision to discontinue the BRTS project. The reason cited for the decision was the traffic problems arising due to the corridor. [2] [3] In its place, a central road divider was planned to be erected to separate the traffic between the two lanes. [4] [5] The process of dismantling the corridor began on 20 January 2024. [6] [7] [8]

Routes

Route Classification

The routes under this project have been classified into the following four categories: [9]

Connect major activity centers by Bus Rapid Transit System. Farthest Activity center should be accessible within 45 minutes of journey time.

Connect major origin & destination pairs of the city. These are replacement of Mini bus routes.

These are complementary to Trunk and standard routes. Routes covering less dense Public transit demand corridors.

These are feeder service to all above mentioned routes, mainly catering intra-zonal trips.

Route List

Type (No.)RouteBus Stops
Trunk route 1Chirayu Hospital/ Bairagarh to Aakriti Eco City50
Trunk route 2Old Bus Stand to HEG Mandideep 34
Trunk route 3Nehru Nagar to Patel Nagar-
Trunk route 4Bairagarh/ Sehore Naka to HEG Mandideep or Bangrasiya47
Standard route 1Bairagarh/ Sehore Naka to Bairagarh Chichli35
Standard route 2Nehru Nagar to Katara Hills45
Standard route 3Gandhi Nagar to Salaiyya/ Aakriti Eco City58
Standard route 4Karound Chauraha to Bairagarh Chichli50
Standard route 5Chirayu Hospital/ Bairagarh to Awadhpuri Khajuri Kalan50
Standard route 6City Depot Square to Ayodhya Nagar48
Standard route 7Gandhi Nagar to Patel Nagar Bypass46
Standard route 8Coach Factory to Bairagarh Chichli53

Bus Stops

80 Bus Stops are being built along the 24 km long corridor. Ramp-building for most of the Stops is underway and Bhopal Municipal Corporation is likely to complete the work by June, 2013. Also, one part of corridor, which runs through Misrod to RRL may start working by 31 March 2013. A trial run was conducted earlier and minor difficulties have been sorted out. These Bus-Stops will have Display-Boards with the information of incoming Buses and siting arrangements will be made for the passengers. A 2-door system will help safe ride for the passengers, where one door will open only when the Bus arrives and another door will open only if the person carries a valid ticket. The stops are being built on PPP, where the contractor will be responsible for maintenance of the Stops and in-turn will have to right to put up advertisements and earn revenue.

"Chalo" Android App

There is full featured Android App available in Play Store for the information related to Bhopal Brts by the name Chalo. [10] Developer of the app already worked on the Windows version of the app and this is available for Windows Phone and Windows 10 devices .

Problems

References

  1. ↑ "Towards sustainable bhopal". 9 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Madhya Pradesh scraps Shivraj Singh Chouhan govt's Rs 360 crore Bhopal bus corridor". The Indian Express. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "दिल्ली के बाद अब भोपाल की सड़कों से भी 15 साल बाद हटेगा BRTS, जानिए क्यों सफल नहीं हुआ बस कॉरिडोर प्रोजेक्ट". आज तक (in Hindi). 28 December 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "राजधानी भोपाल की सड़कों से 15 साल बाद हटेगा BRTS, बनाया जाएगा सेंट्रल रोड डिवाइडर". mpcg.ndtv.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "'Causing more traffic problems': State orders to scrap BRTS corridor in Bhopal". Hindustan Times. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bhopal: BRTS Corridor Removal From Jan 20". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "MP News: 20 जनवरी से हटेगा भोपाल बीआरटीएस, बैरागढ़ से होगी शुरुआत, सीएम बोले- हटाने का काम रात में करें". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "भोपाल में 20 जनवरी से हटेगा बीआरटीएस, बैरागढ़ से होगी शुरुआत". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Bhopal City Link | Purple". Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  10. ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.seatech.bhopalbrts [ dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Incomplete BRTS work adds to traffic woes - Times of India". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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