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SMART MOBILITY 2019

Hubli Dharwad -BRTS
Providing Efficient &

Affordable Transport System

As the demand for transportation is increasing, the need for sustainable
modes of public transport becomes more evident

o improve the quality of ‘Best Urban Mass Transit project’ Award every day. In a span of one year, the
public transportation services, of Excellence for the year 2019. The number of people using HD-BRTS went
Karnataka government dedicated bus corridor project between up from 15,000 to 85,000 passengers
conceptualised the Hubballi- Hubballi and Dharwad put behind 10 per day.
TDharwad BRTS project in metro services and nine BRTS services BRT Corridor Length: 22.5 Km
2012. The project is being implemented across India, including Bengaluru Metro, • 11.75 Km is four lane divided
under the Sustainable Urban Transport Chennai Metro, Ahmedabad BRTS and dedicated BRT,
Project (SUTP) which aims at providing others to win this award.
fast, safe, comfortable, convenient and The operation management, use of • 7.10 Km is combined dedicated
affordable public transport. three lane BRT
technology (ITS system), frequency of
The main objective of the project bus services, facilities at the bus station • 3.65 km of non-dedicated BRT.
is to transform the twin city as the and depots, and most importantly, the Corridor Design
most liveable and sustainable city popularity of the bus service ensured
The BRTS corridor is designed
in the region through creation of that HD-BRTS bag this coveted award. with central bus lanes, to minimize
safe, affordable and world- class bus No other BRTS currently operating
rapid transit infrastructure & services, in India has three-four lane dedicated interference of traffic plying on the
mixed traffic lanes. BRTS (trunk) corridor
with focus on commuter comfort & corridor (three lanes within city limits operate as a “closed system” whereas
convenience, integration of modes and and four on outskirts). The average bus the feeder and city bus services operate
information technology. commuters per day is around 2.92 lakhs in the “open system”.
These were some of the major and around 1.35 lakhs bus commuters Some of the key features include
reasons for the twin cities winning the travel between Hubli and Dharwad segregated bus lanes, access-controlled
bus stations, physical & fare integration
with BRT feeder services, off-board
ticketing through smart cards and bar-
coded paper ticket, ITS and high-quality
buses (standard AC buses).
The corridor is designed for
operating regular and express services.
It consists of two lanes for BRTS buses
on either side of the median bus
station facilitating overtaking lanes for
express services.
Last mile Connectivity

The BRTS corridor also provides a

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