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Interchange hubs for inter-city travelers in Bangalore?
Written By silkboard - 1 November, 2010
Bangalore KSRTC Citizen Reports Transportation public transport Bus Transit Centers Yeshwantapur Byappanahalli Satellite Stations
How is Bangalore doing on Interchanges or transit centers? Not to be mixed with the burning need for local transit / bus change centers, where TTMCs have simply not filled the gap, and changing buses is a painfully inconvenient thing in general, the problem area is with long distance public transport. How do people arrive at the city, and then go to their final destination point?
Majestic is a hub, from old days when the city was small. Get off your train, or inter city bus, walk to city bus terminal, go to your destination. Speaking from railways point of view, we now have Yeshwantpur, but sadly, no such easy access to city buses. We would some day soon have Byappanahalli, with good chances of a connect with Metro terminal there.
Thinking of inter city bus travelers, KSRTC already has some Satellite Bus stations operational in Bangalore. How well are these satellite station working as "interchange hubs"? Are any of these near upcoming new modes of public transport (Metro, mono, and hopefully soon, commuter rail)
If we were to demand good quality interchange hubs for the city today, Yeshwantpur would come up as a natural location. KSRTC's satellite bus stands would be other candidates for upgrade. From commuter rail point of view (future), and to get travelers into Metro,, Byappanahalli could be another choice on the east side of the city.
Since there is talk of developing large "interchange hubs" for inter city travelers, I wanted to start a thread to discuss and evolve requirements (location is one thing, amenities, and other technical requirements another) for these upcoming hubs. We may be able to pass them down to the Govt agencies if and when these interchange hubs get conceptualized and developed.
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TTMC's are onle single mode of Transport
Sanjeev - 3 November, 2010 - 11:33
As KSRTC has done TTMC's are of single mode of Transport : Bus.System
We need multi mode Public Transports to meet the ever growing demands of Bangalore city. We need to think beyound TTMC's.
At IMTC should be provided with Cab facility similar to Airport along with METRO, Commuter Rail, Mono Rail, BMTC & KSRTC Buses
n - 2 November, 2010 - 16:25
Some earlier (contrarian?) discussions here and here. They don't discuss the design of the interchanges though (location determination, actual building, facilities etc.). Generally, KSRTC/BMTC build interchanges or TTMCs in land available to them. Planning to highlight that shortly.
IMTC vs Satellite bus stations from KSRTC
silkboard - 1 November, 2010 - 15:48
Read around old posts, and searched news articles, but still not very clear - what is the difference or relationship between KSRTC's satellite bus stations at Bangalore, and the proposed Inter Modal Transit Centers (IMTC)?
Are some Satellite stations going to be "upgraded" to IMTCs? From KSRTC website (http://ksrtc.in/CivilEngDept.html)
KSRTC has proposed to construct modern satellite bus stations at all major directions of Bangalore city. As a Ist step KSRTC has already constructed a satellite bus station at Mysore Road, Bangalore in MCTC land. Further, it has been proposed to construrct satellite bus stations at Tumkur Road-Peenya, Old Madras Road-NGEF land, Hosur Road-near peripheral ring road.
Can't find mention of Bangalore IMTCs on KSRTC website, except this PDF that talks of an IMTC at Majestic - http://www.ksrtc.in/pdf/Design%20Brief-IMTC.pdf
Transmogrifier - 3 November, 2010 - 23:54
Ahh... so in essence an IMTC (and not TTMC) needs to be viewed as a micro-scale airport or terminal station (like a Chennai Central for KSR/APSR/TNSTC buses).
As far as siting goes (if we have options), taking the IM part in the name seriously is key. Access to atleast one more PT mode ought to be a pre-requisite. This is where the Subashnagar (and Byappanahalli) IMTC already score well with access to NM and SWR (potentially CRS). However, If all that can be accessed is BMTC then siting it near/on/under the nearest TTMC or Big-10 route will bump the catchment area up.
Looking through srinidhi's list; i'd limit the essentials to:
- PIS for connectivity options that includes maps and signage. I'm not entirely enthused by the PA system bit though.
- Ground transportation (Prepaid auto/taxi counter)
- Facilties (Restrooms, food court)
source (See-ming Lee@Flickr)
Overnight parking, although a plus, is always a double edged-sword and lockers could be a security hazard. 'Shops' OTOH is too nebulous a term and could lead to another Big Bazaar being incorporated into the plans.
On another note and at the risk of opening a can of worms... what if KSRTC were to rent out limited numbers of departure bays to pvt operators. As airports do, rental rates can be decided on time of departure and/or other factors, bid on annually and include a reservation counter too. Here's what's (potentially) in it for the stakeholders:
- KSRTC: Might lose a few riders, but makes for a more efficient IMTC through a - more options @ the IMTC -> more passengers -> more options @ the IMTC - cycle.
- Pvt player: Benefits from the BMTC/NM/CRS connectivity
- City traffic: Fewer intercity buses attempting across-city departures.
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srinidhi - 2 November, 2010 - 06:55
Metro/commuter rail being the high density carriers will need to be in the centre of all integration plans..unfortunately this has not happened with the TTMC's
Even considering busses, the TTMC's will not help much because of their design..none of them have any kind of integration plan with even the roads that are around them..there is a dire need for a seemless entry and exit points from the ITMC/TTMC..but this has not been given any thought till now!
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