Table of contents
Undertaking i
Certificate iii
Acknowledgments v
Abstract vii
Table of contents ix
List of figures xiii
List of tables xv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 What is a Public Transport System? 1
1.1.1 Background 1
1.1.2 Need of the Study 2
1.2 Aim 3
1.3 Objectives 3
1.4 Research Methodology 3
2 Literature Review 5
2.1 What is Right Sizing and Right Type 5
2.2 Elements of Right Sizing and Right Type 6
2.3 Goals of “Right Sizing” and “Right Type” 6
2.4 Overview of Existing Guidelines to implement a MRT System in India 6
3 Existing Situation of PT in India 9
3.1 Selection of Case Cities 9
3.2 City’s Report Card 11
3.2.1 Delhi 11
3.2.2 Mumbai 12
3.2.3 Kolkata 13
3.2.4 Bengaluru 14
3.2.5 Chennai 15
3.2.6 Hyderabad 16
3.2.7 Ahmedabad 17
3.2.8 Pune 18
3.2.9 Jaipur 19
3.2.10 Lucknow 20
3.2.11 Kochi 21
3.2.12 Kanpur 22
3.2.13 Nagpur 23
3.2.14 Gurugram 24
3.2.15 Noida 25
3.3 International Best Practices 26
3.3.1 Hong Kong 26
3.3.2 Beijing 27
3.3.3 Seoul 27
3.3.4 Paris 28
3.3.5 Singapore 29
3.3.6 London 29
3.3.7 Tokyo 30
4 Assessment of PT System in Case Cities 32
4.1 Cities with Population more than 50 lakhs 33
4.2 Cities with Population less than 50 lakhs 36
4.3 Frequency and Fare Analysis 39
4.4 Conclusion 41
5 Minimum Thresholds to implement MRTS 42
5.1 Minimum Threshold - for Trip Lengths 42
5.2 Minimum Threshold - for Population 44
5.3 Minimum Threshold - for Mode Share 46
6 Recommendations 48
References 49