Hubli-Dharwad Bus Rapid Transit System
Hubballi-Dharwad BRTS (also known as HDBRTS) is a bus rapid transit system built to serve the twin cities of Hubballi and Dharwad, located in the North-Western part of Karnataka state in India. Hubballi-Dharwad BRTS (HDBRTS) project is a Government of Karnataka initiative to foster long term economic growth in the region. The project promotes fast, safe, comfortable, convenient and affordable public transportation between the twin cities and aims to reduce congestion and air pollution in the region.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Area served | Hubballi-Dharwad |
| Locale | Hubballi-Dharwad, Karnataka, India |
| Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 6 (trunk and feeder) [1] |
| Number of stations | 32 |
| Daily ridership | 95000 |
| Website | http://www.hdbrts.com |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 2 October 2018 |
| Operator(s) | Hubballi – Dharwad BRTS Company Ltd |
| Number of vehicles | 100 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 22 kilometres (14 mi) (70 km proposed) |
The 22.5Km dedicated BRT corridor with holistic BRT components connects Hubballi and Dharwad. This system will not only transport 1.75 lakh daily passengers currently using the buses on this corridor but also provide safe, sustainable & efficient alternative for the private vehicle users travelling on this corridor.
The Hubballi-Dharwad BRTS project is implemented as part of the Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) and funded by the Government of Karnataka, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MHUA), World Bank and Global Environment Facility (GEF). The total cost of the project is ₹970.87 Cr.
Hubballi-Dharwad BRTS Company Limited
The Hubballi-Dharwad BRTS Company Ltd, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), is the nodal agency that implemented the BRT System. The company is headed by Managing Director. There are four (4) Deputy General Managers (Admin, Finance, Infrastructure, and Operations & ITS) and a Chief Security Officer.
Board of Directors
- Commissioner, Directorate of Urban Land Transport, Government of Karnataka - Chairman of the board.
- Deputy Commissioner, Dharwad
- Managing Director, NWKRTC
- Managing Director, KRDCL
- Managing Director, HDBRTS
- Commissioner of Police, Hubballi-Dharwad Police
- Additional Commissioner, Department of Transport & Enf, North Zone, Dharwad
- Commissioner, HDMC
- Commissioner, HDUDA
- Chief Engineer, PWD, CAB, North Zone, Dharwad
BRT Corridor
The length of the Hubballi-Dharwad BRTS corridor is 22.25 km from CBT Hubballi to CBT–Dharwad with the width of the cross-sections ranging from 44m to 35m. The BRTS corridor includes segregated bus lanes, access-controlled bus stations, physical and fare integration with BRT feeder services, off-board ticketing through smart cards and bar-coded paper tickets, intelligent transport system and high-quality buses (Standard AC buses). The corridor is designed for operating regular and express services. It consists of 2 lanes for BRTS buses on either side of the median bus station facilitating overtaking lanes for express services. Foot overbridges at six locations, PELICAN signals, and synchronized signal management are proposed to facilitate easy approach of passengers to bus stations.
Bus Stations
The highest quality 32 BRT median stations have been constructed along the corridor. Based on the passenger load and interchange opportunity there 7 three bay bus stations and 24 two bay bus stations. There is proper Provision for adequate illumination through channel lights, adequate air circulation through half height platform sliding doors and passengers’ comfort and safety through CCTV surveillance and proper seating arrangements.
Supporting infrastructure
- BRT Depot, Hubballi
- BRT Terminal, Hubballi
- OCBS Terminal, Dharwad
- Central Workshop, Dharwad
- Interchange at Hosur
Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
- Automated Vehicle Location (AVL) system provides tracking and operations management of buses using GPS based vehicle tracking system. Information on real time location of buses allows dissemination of estimated time of arrival and departure, which enhances customer experience.
- Automated Fare Collection System (AFCS) is primarily to cater the fare collection needs of the BRT buses, feeder services and the city buses in Hubli and Dharwad cities. As part of AFCS, the stations have Fare Gates similar to Metro Rail systems for off-board ticketing.
- Platform screen doors (PSD): One of a kind half height platform screen doors for proper air circulation. The Platform sliding doors works based on the RFID technology. The doors only open after the docking of the buses.
- Passenger Information System (PIS) consists of multiple ways of sharing next bus arrival information with commuters. This includes Display Boards, IVRS, SMS, Mobile App and Commuter Portal. The commuters can easily manage their trip details, smart card recharge using the mobile app and website.
- Incident Management System (IMS) to reduce response time, monitor key areas and to ensure effectiveness of BRT services. It includes the ANPR system to maintain discipline and enforce the non-BRT vehicles using the BRT corridor. CCTV cameras, Video wall, Network management system, fault monitoring system are all included in the Incident Management Systems.
- Transit Management System (TMS) consisting of: Schedule & Crew Management; Depot & Terminal Management Systems; Workshop Management Systems; Inventory/Asset Management Systems; Human Resources; Finance consisting of Payroll, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, etc.; and Customer Feedback. This is one of the modern and integrated Transit Management System which is not available with other transit agencies in India.
- City Mobility Centre (CMC) is the control centre/transit management centre for the project operations. In the single location all systems can be accessed, and decisions can be made.
- Adaptive Traffic Control System (ATCS) with bus priority phasing is implemented for the 1st time for BRT in India. This system work on the real time vehicle demand on the respective arm of the junction. The system uses data from vehicle detectors installed in each arm of the junction and optimize traffic signal settings to reduce vehicle delays and stops.
Buses
Around 100 "Chigari"; ಚಿಗರಿ (which means "Black buck" in Kannada), custom built buses with violet livery, made by UD Trucks (A subsidiary of the Volvo Group): buses division, form the fleet of the Hubballi-Dharwad BRTS Company. HDBRTS system is best of its kind in India with premium 12m AC buses BRT Buses to ensure passenger comfort and safety at an affordable rate. The BRT buses are BS-IV compliant Buses meeting UBS-II Specifications with a provision for wheel chair / baby prank. The buses are facilitated with On-board ITS for Real-time Passenger Information, CCTV Surveillance for safety and announcement system. The bus has seating capacity of 37 + 1 with reservation for ladies (12), senior citizens (2) and divyang (2).
Routes
| Bus ID | Type | Route |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Limited Stops | Dharwad BRTS bus terimnal to Hubli old bus stand |
| 200 | All Stops | Dharwad BRTS bus terimnal to Hubli old bus stand |
| 201 | All Stops | Dharwad New bus Stand to Hubli old bus stand |
Timings
The BRTS bus run from morning 6 am to 12 am in midnight. However, the duty of the ticket issuing staff at the BRTS stations ends at 10:00 pm itself, but the bus stations would be open for passengers, and they have to get the ticket from the conductor in the bus itself from 10:00 pm to 12:00 midnight. From 10:00 pm to 12:00 midnight, the frequency of BRTS buses is one bus every 15 minutes on an average, while the frequency is five to six minutes from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The frequency is around three minutes from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon, and from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, which are considered as peak hours. [2]. The buses are not expected to run exactly at 6 am in the morning.
Project Status
HDBRTS commenced trial run on October 2, 2018. The first trial run was initiated over a 8 km stretch between Hubballi Railway Station and Srinagar. The trial runs slowly extended over the 20 km stretch between Hubballi and Dharwad. Different types of bus routes were introduced during the trial run, like all stops, limited stops and non stop. Over the time, the fleet size was increased and HDBRTS currently operate a fleet of 100 buses with approximately 1240 trips per day. Approximately 1.00 lakhs passenger travel with HDBRT every day. The CHIGARI buses are operating in Limited stop and all stop services over 6 routes. The travel time for express services is 35 minutes and for all stop service is 55 min.
Smart Card, Web-portal and Mobile Application were launched on 10.01.2020.
Green BRTS
The Green BRTS is an initiative of the Hubli Dharwad BRTS Company Ltd., where in tree saplings are planted at various locations in Hubli and Dharwad. The Hubli Dharwad BRTS Company Ltd has planted approximately of about 27,500 saplings over a period of 5 years in government office premises, schools, colleges and echo parks. Approximately of about 5000 saplings have been planted along the HDBRTS corridor. An initiative to map the plantations under Green BRTS was started in June 2016 by Directorate of Urban Land Transport and Hubli Dharwad BRTS Company Ltd. This mapping technique supports an online public platform for knowing the status of the plantations. This will also help in analysing growth, survival rate etc. of plantations at different phases. And also, for effective selection of location, species, maintenance schedule etc. for further plans.[3]
Awards
- "Award of Excellence-2019" under "Best Urban Mass Transit Project" by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India.
References
External links
- Center for Excellence in Urban Transport (CoE), CEPT University, Ahmedabad
- KRDCL
- NWKRTC
- Govt. of Karnataka
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