Rainbow BRTS
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Owner | PMPML |
| Locale | Pune, India |
| Transit type | Bus Rapid Transit |
| Number of lines | 6 |
| Number of stations | 102 |
| Website | http://rainbowbrt.in/ |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 2006 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 61 km (38 mi) |
Rainbow BRTS is a Bus Rapid Transit System in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad cities, in western India.
The system is operated by the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML). The infrastructure has been developed by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC).
The project currently envisages 113 km of dedicated bus corridors along with buses, bus stations, terminals and intelligent transit management system.
The Rainbow BRTS project is being implemented with the financial support of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) of the Government of India. Additionally, specific components of the project in Pimpri-Chinchwad are being funded under the ‘Sustainable Urban Transport Project’, which is an initiative of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India and is supported by The World Bank, UNDP & GEF.
Description
The Rainbow BRT system in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad, launched in 2015, has features such as:
- Special Rainbow BRT buses with doors on both sides that run in reserved lanes in the BRT corridors
- Bus stations that are covered, closed and located in the median of the dedicated lanes, with access ramps and signage
- Level Boarding - The bus platform and the BRT station platform are at the same height
- Automatic Doors - Automatic doors on BRT stations and bus doors open when the bus is correctly docked at the station
- Crossings - The crossings from the footpath to the BRT stations have signals at several locations or have speed tables
- Passenger Information System - Information on bus arrivals is displayed on screens at the bus stations. Buses have display screens and audio announcements. Route numbers are displayed on LED screens on the front, back and the left side of buses
- Intelligent Transit Management System - The BRT Buses have GPS and buses and stations are linked with a BRTS Control Room which tracks bus movement and is able to communicate with the bus drivers.
- Security and Traffic Management- Security personnel are deployed at the bus stations. Traffic Wardens are deployed at signals and crossings to prevent entry of other vehicles (apart from BRT buses and emergency vehicles) into dedicated bus lanes.
Feeder bus routes or regular services are run by PMPML from various locations in the city up to the BRT corridors.
Phases
Pilot Phase
A pilot system was constructed on the Katraj - Swargate - Hadapsar corridor and operations began in December 2006. At a time when 'BRT' acronym was new to India and there was limited nationwide understanding of requirements for such an advanced public transport system, Pune was the first city in India to implement and operationalise a high capacity bus system on two corridors:
- Swargate–Hadapsar (East‐West Corridor) – 10.2 Km
- Swargate–Katraj (North‐South Corridor) – 5.8 Km
The infrastructure and operations was an improvement over the regular bus services while many features which are intrinsic to a Bus Rapid Transit System were not a part of it. The infrastructure components included widening of roads, construction of footpaths and cycle tracks, laying of municipal services like water supply and drainage lines, utility ducts, construction of BRT lane‐segregators, bus stops, installation of Passenger Information System, etc. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India provided financial support for the project.
However, with the construction of 3 flyovers along the route, the pilot corridor has now been interrupted at various points and the use of the dedicated lane discontinued.
Phase 1
Six corridors are being developed in the current phase of the Rainbow BRTS network.
| Corridor Name | Length (km) | Number of Stations | Region | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagar Road | 8 | 13 | Pune | Under construction |
| Sangamwadi - Vishrantwadi | 8 | 9 | Pune | Operational from August 2015 |
| (NH4) Old Mumbai - Pune Road | 12 | 36 | Pimpri Chinchwad | Under construction |
| Sangvi Phata - Kiwale | 14 | 21 | Pimpri Chinchwad | Operational from September 2015 |
| Nashik Phata - Wakad | 8 | 15 | Pimpri Chinchwad | Operational from November 2015 |
| Kalewadi Phata - Dehu Alandi Road | 11 | 20 | Pimpri Chinchwad | Under construction |
References
www.pmpml.org
https://rainbowbrtpune.wordpress.com/
See also
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