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Written By idontspam - 10 August, 2009
Bangalore BMTC Bus Media Reports
The new low-floor buses procured under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) will gradually replace the 500 and 501 series. Per this report
The most public transport my aged parents have used was the 500/501 ring routes. They used it mostly to get to KR Puram and Mysore road from Hebbal and found the low floor Volvos comfortable. I am glad the route still remains and it is a low floor. I would have preferred if they ran articulated buses on this route as there are priority lanes planned. But then I dont know the traffic on this route they always found seats to sit when they travelled off peak hours. I am assuming the strech on the southern side is more populated than the northern strech they frequented. If this route connects some metro stations along the way (Peenya, mysore road, byappanahalli etc) will be good. the only thing they found hard was to get to the ring road from the local area, classic last mile issue due to lack of reach. It is important to note last mile is very important if buses travel only on major roads like ring road etc.
The planned bus
An articulated bus for a trunk route
COMMENTS
pathykv - 10 August, 2009 - 15:58
Dear Mr. VKM,
I agree that the buses should be paited in a pleasing colour by profficient artists.
But it is more important to paint the route details on the sides with the route map to make them useful to the commuters also.
See the fate of the new bus shelters where only ads are painted pushing the name of the bus stop to a corner with invisible size of the letters.
K.V.Pathy
Are Articulated Buses Suitable On ORR ?
Naveen - 10 August, 2009 - 06:18
I would have preferred if they ran articulated buses on this route as there are priority lanes planned
Apart from last mile, one of the problems faced by BMTC is frequency of services, as opined by many.
If articulated buses are run, frequency may dip. Articulated /wide-bodied buses are more suitable where loads are high all through the day (within the city). An earlier study report had quoted that such buses are difficult to run in bangalore due to road width limitations.
Thus, the ring road services may not qualify for such buses, yet.
idontspam - 10 August, 2009 - 06:23
An earlier study report had quoted that such buses are difficult to run in bangalore due to road width limitations
Not on ring road. This is one road which is wide enough for a bus priority lane.
Thus, the ring road services may not qualify for such buses, yet.
This conculsion needs numbers. 500/501 has been on for so long that there must be enough user data available for this route.
Ramesh - 10 August, 2009 - 06:57
It is very interesting discussion. I think these buses need to ply on full circles (not like banashankari 2 marathahalli, or silkboard 2 hebbal etc). Say if 50 buses on clockwise direction and other 50 buses anti-clockwise (I think for every 5 minutes one bus is good frequency and later new buses can be added based on demand).
Here one more thing BMTC need to consider is new ring road between magadi & mysore road (exactly in between nagarbhavi 2nd stage). Instead of running these buses on present ring road (between magadi & mysore road) which is longer and not properly planned if these buses runs on new ring road (which is almost completed and well planned) the enough time can be saved. Because it is said that new ring road will reduce around 13KM. BMTC need to seriously look into it. Because anyway few buses need to run on this new ring road. And also this will provide the connectivity to nagarbhavi 2nd stage and other areas.
Thx,
Ramesh
blrsri - 10 August, 2009 - 07:30
..the govt's plan to make a signal free ring road from Silkboard(Hosur Rd) - Tumkur road will really help this initiative..
The current ring road busses, including the articulated ones, have a good patronage and is almost full all the time..hence normalizing these routes and providing last mile connectivity will be crucial for success..
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