Influence of Bus Stop on Urban Traffic Flow Characteristics

Transport is an important part of India economy. since the economic liberalization 90’s there has been a tremendous increase in economic activities followed closely by great increase in the travel demand in the cities. A variety of transport modes are being used in different cities to meet the ever increasing travel demand .public transport is the main source of transportation in cities very few in Indian cities currently have and organized transportation system. There are only seven cities with local commuter rail service. Organized bus service now operates in 65 cities as compared to 20 cities in 2006. Bengaluru city has one of the most extensive bus transport network in India. Buses are the main mode of transportation in the Bengaluru city. The buses in Bengaluru city are maintained and owned by Bengaluru metropolitan transport corporation or BMTC, which operates on about 2400 routes and has a fleet six of 6700 buses, these buses are the main source of mobility in Bengaluru city, besides the buses the auto rickshaws also play an important role in transportation. The main objective of the present study is to study the effect of number of buses stopping at field location on flow parameters like delay, congestion etc. of traffic flow. Based on the studies three alternate proposals are suggested for implementation which would have tremendous effect on the smooth flow of traffic. If proposition is implemented it will reduce traffic congestion, increase speed of vehicles and cause less noise, air pollution and accident. Also, this study is aimed at studying the spacing of bus-stops on the chosen route and finding the optimal spacing between the bus-stops on this route. The main aim of the work is to help in optimization of the stop spacing on the route which will help in reducing the travel time on the route and reduce the number of buses plying per hour on this route. By carrying out optimization of bus-stops it is possible to increase the spacing between bus-stops which results in the reduction of number of bus-stops on the transportation in Bengaluru.