Contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vi
Table of contents vii
List of figures 10
List of tables 11
1 INTRODUCTION 13
1.1 Need for The Study 13
1.2 Metro: A Public Transport Mode 13
1.3 Research Question 14
1.4 Transportation Scenario in Gurugram 14
1.5 Issue Identification 16
1.6 Profile of Metro Rail 17
1.6.1 Ridership Trends 18
2 LITERATURE REVIEW 21
3 SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACT OF METRO USERS 30
3.1 Methodology 30
3.2 Approach 30
3.3 Selection Criteria 30
3.4 Sampling and Data Collection 32
3.5 Station Specifications 33
3.5.1 M.G ROAD 33
3.5.2 IIFCO Chowk 35
3.5.3 HUDA City Centre 36
3.5.4 Cybercity Metro Station 38
3.5.5 Sector 55-56 39
4 FIRST AND LAST MILE CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS 41
4.1 Sample Descriptive 41
4.2 Income 42
4.2.1 Mode wise income 43
4.3 Mode Share 43
4.3.1 Station Wise Mode Share 44
4.4 Average distance/time by mode 46
4.4.1 Station wise average distance/time 46
4.5 Trip Length 47
4.6 Gender and mode 49
4.7 Station wise gender 49
4.8 Mode choice wise purpose of the trip 50
4.9 Age wise modes 51
4.10 Introduction to chi squared test 52
4.10.1 Results of the test 53
4.11 Perception Analysis 54
4.11.1 Walk 54
4.11.2 Auto 54
4.11.3 Bus 55
4.11.4 Two-Wheeler 55
4.11.5 Four-wheeler 56
4.11.6 Station wise perception 56
4.11.7 Conclusion 57
5 CONCLUSION 58
6 RECOMMENDATIONS 59
7 APPENDIX 61
8 REFERENCES 65