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Bus Rapid Transit System in Madurai

Terminuses
C.SUJITHA HEPSHIBHA
R.MANIMALA B.E (Civil Engineering)

B.E (Civil Engineering) Kamaraj college of engineering &technology

Kamaraj college of engineering &technology virudhunagar

virudhunagar sujiamla@gmail.com

manimalarajmohan@gmail.com
S.SAJINI

F.MARIA JANCY B.E (Civil Engineering)

B.E (Civil Engineering) kamaraj college of engineering &technology

Kamaraj college of engineering &technology virudhunagar

virudhunagar sajinimathoor@gmail.com

jancycivil4@gmail.com

Under the guidance:

D.SENTHUR KUMAR M.E.,
kamaraj college of engineering &technology
virudhunagar
Abstract—Cities in developing countries requires II. I. Introduction
sustainable solution for their accessibility and their
inefficient transportation system and motorized BRTS as name implies “Rapid Transit ”,it provides
transport system which is relatively versatile simply high quality infrastructure ,efficient operation,
accessible and additional price effective
effective and transparent business, institutional
system .planning is needed for real and motorized
arrangement ,sophisticated technology , and
transportation system. Bus rapid transit system is
customer services. Urbanization is a significant
innovative ,mode of transport, for solving the problems
such as traffic congestion and environmental and
Phenomena at national level, after post independent

energy problem. it proves to be sustainable solution for
accessibility and motorized transport system.
Keywords—Bus rapid transit system, sustainable
public transport system, ,intelligent transport system,
mass transportation.
I.
era . Socioeconomic development and reforms
caused the rapid increment urban population and
gradual increase in per-capita income resulted
increased growth of private vehicles in urban area.
The higher the volume of traffic ,the stronger should
be volume of public transport. BRTS is intended to
reduce the traffic on roads while improving the
service at no extra cost to the commuters and serves
as a strong public transport. Suburban cities which

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exceed the aggregate employment base of many
urban city do not currently have the focus and
density to make cost effective investment. BRTS can
be the most effective means of serving a wide
variety of urban and sub urban environment.
II.OBJECTIVES:
media ,aerial structure and under ground at
high speed.
 BRTS vehicles are driver steered or
electronic guided .it can also provide a
local all stop services on a single facility
without complex signal and guide way
switching system.

IV. IV.BRTS IN MADURAI

 To study the heterogeneous traffic
Madurai is second largest city in Tamil Nadu and
characteristics on urban roads
also the major transport city in Tamil Nadu. The
 To simulate and optimize the traffic signal
floating population is heavier in day time than in
along the bus routes.
night time. people from other districts visits for
 To design a bus rapid transit system and
educational, cargo ,shopping ,tourism ,medical or
its components .
other official purposes. Madurai is one of the
important traffic circle in India. Day by day Madurai
city faces huge traffic problems .as a solution for that
III. III.NEED BRTS is going to be implemented in Madurai from
Mattuthavani to Arapalayam bus stand.to reduce the
 In India, the low cost and low quality buses
city traffic problems.
are now not preferred .Rail based system
such as metro rail and mono rail are
The city badly needs a mass rapid transit system
expensive to build and to maintain. Indian
given that the traffic woes are increasing day by day.
cities cannot make do with widening roads
The city is home to a large number of young and
and adding elevated roads continuously.
working population and though there are city buses
BRTS fulfills these requirements . It is low
operated by the government and some private
cost option for providing cities with a
operators, these are not sufficient considering the
quality transit system .It is design and
huge population. Due to lack of good public
developed to tackle all the drawbacks of the
transportation the number of two wheelers have
existing bus system. It also has the
increased manifold creating pollution woes as well.
potential to replace very large number of
Madurai roads which were once a pleasure to drive
private vehicles.
on have become a real struggle nowadays, thanks to
 BRTS is rail based transit ,but can the State that hardly focussed on the city's
implemented quickly and incrementally for infrastructure needs. Although BRTS would be
a given distance of running way, BRTS is ideal, a quick solution for major problem in
generally lies costly to built than rail Madurai.
transit.
 BRTS can operate on high occupancy
vehicle lanes ,street, in freeway

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V.STUDY AREA: that would complement the existing Palanganatham

and Anna nagar stations.it was constructed at the
THIRUMANGALAM :
cost of 10 croes (US 1.5 million).it covers an area
Tirumangalam is a municipality town in the
of 18 acres.
Madurai District of Tamil Nadu. The area of the

municipality is about 10.70 km2. The main For every platform it has 8 platforms with 12 bays

functions of the municipality are to provide basic SETC ,TNSTC ,Kerala State Road Transport

amenities and implement development. Corporation, Karnataka State Road Transport

Bus services are regularly available from all Corporation are serviced by this terminus.

important cities of Tamil Nadu . All the Buses from This bus station has
Southern part of the State passes
 Ticket booking center
through Thirumangalam. Frequent city bus facilities
are available from Tirumangalam to Madurai,  ‘Information center
Virudhunagar,and other near by villages.
 A police outpost
The government transport operates TNSTC buses
 Rest room for the crew
and private travels operates semi sleeper buses
everyday to Chennai. There are also private bus  dispensary health center

services operated on daily basis to all major  vending stalls

cities .All passenger Trains stop at Tirumangalam.
 hotels
It is also very nearer to Madurai international
airport.  eateries

 ATM

Parking and prepaid taxi, rental cap, auto rickshaws

are also available.

M.G.R BUS TERMINUES:

ARAPALAYAM BUS TERMINUS:
.M G.R BUS TERMINUS is located in
ARAPALAYAM BUS TERMINUS is located in
Mattuthavani, Madurai in Tamilnadu,India.it is one
Puththoppu road,Arapalayam in Madurai in the
of the largest bus terminus in Tamilnadu.
Indian state of Tamilnadu. It is an important
Because of increased traffic<Madurai municipal mofussil bus terminus in Madurai. And it is also an
corporation construct a new mofussil bus terminus old bus terminus to provide mofussil bus service for

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some cities in tamilnadu.it passenger rate is about

200000/per day.it is owned by Madurai municipal
corporation.it has 10 bays and it is utilized by
SETC,TNSTC, Kerala State Road Transport
Corporation, Karnataka State Road Transport
Corporation.

The facilities available in Arapalayam bus stand are

Information center, online ticket booking Study area location from mattuthavani to

center ,police outpost, rest room for the crew, arapalayam

dispensary health services, flower vending

stalls ,seating ,two wheeler parking for
passenger .prepaid taxi, rental cars ,auto
rickshaws ,hotels and eateries etc.

Study area location from arapalayam to

thirumangalam

IV. Process of implementation of bus rapid transit

system
1.Understand transit system.
2.Select BRTS corridor.
3.Assess corridor performance.
4.Define implementation strategy.
5.Evaluate and prioritize the components.
6.Design BRTS system.
7.Build infrastructure and operate service es.

V .FEATURES OF BRTS:

1.RUNNING WAY:
Study area location from thirumangalm to
The routes are well proposed for buses or separate
mattuthavani:
lane are dedicated to buses on its own alignment. It
is vital element of BRTS system .Running way

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should be designed in such a way such that it should

be FAST AND RELIABLE.

2. OFF BOARD FARE COLLECTION:

There are two steps to be followed in this system.

one is turnstile controlled that is the passengers are
allowed through the gate or check point. It is the
place where the fare is being deducted .The next
step is the passenger are allowed to pay at ticket
counter and collect their paper tickets. Then it is
verified by an inspector in the bus .This system is
easy. Passengers can easily accommodate multiple
routes through this system.

2.BUSSES :
Busses are provided with high standard and quality
as well as speed and efficiency system is imbibed.
Busses have GPS and bus stations are linked with
BRTS control room. It tracks bus movement and
gives feedback to service to improve bus service.
3. STATIONS:
BRTS stations are located within communities that
provide easy access to the desired destination.It has
ramp at the entrance as well as PASSENGER
INFORMATION SYSTEM. Passenger information
system display bus arrivals .Route numbers are
displayed in the led on the front and left side of
busses

4 .INTERSECTION TREATMENT:

Ultrasonic sensors are used to detect Sound waves

and produce signals. With these sensors we will be
able to detect sound waves of busses that will

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ultimately produce signals. This technology is

particularly very useful at the intersections in such a
way that priority is given to busses. Therefore fast
and reliable treatment system is hence provided by
intersection treatment.
6.AMENITIES:
There are various amenities provided such as
Passenger information system, Security system,
colorized pavement and camera enforcement they
provide information about the arrival, departure,
duration of the buses.

7.AUTOMATIZED SYSTEM:

Automatic doors are provided both in Buses and

corridor of buses. doors will be automatically open
when they reach the corridor, and the door will be
automatically close before leaving from the corridor.
5.PLATFORM LEVEL BOARDING:

The level of bus platform and BRT STATION

PLATFORM are at the same level. Even aged
persons can easily access BRTS.

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VII .BRTS ATTRIBUTES:

Physical
• Right-of-way
• Priority
• Expedited boarding and alighting
• Stops
• Vehicles
• Fare Collection
• System
• AVL system
• Signal system
• Passenger information system
• Service
• Knowledge-based planning and
operations
• High frequency
• High reliability

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VIII. BENEFITS OF BRTS:
IN TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS:
 Providing level boarding for people with
disabilities or With strollers or carts. It
eliminates the need for lifts or ramps.it will
be exactly like boarding BART .it is much
faster than and safer for disabilities people.
 Segregated lanes keeps buses, running on
time ,out of traffic and prevents bus
bunching.
 BRTS buses will come more frequently for
every 5 min.
 The system of traffic signal will hold green
lights longer for approaching BRT
vehicles , the amount of time will be
minimizing that BRT stops for anything
other than the passengers .
 Tagging of clipper cards eliminates the
speed up of boarding ,crowding at the front
of the vehicles.
 BRTS will be placed not more than 1/3 of a
mile apart.
IN SAFETY:
From crime:
 Increased number of lighting at stations
makes the passenger safer.
 Emergency phones are direct link to
police.
 Cameras will act as crime deterrents.
 Fare inspection officers can act as “eyes
and ears of police”
 High frequency of bus arrival times
decrease time spent waiting for the buses.
From traffic:
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 BRTS traffic signals make it safer to cross
the safer.
 Improved bulb outs and cross walls
increase visibility of pedestrian.
 Increasing the lighting in street increase the
pedestrian visibility.
 Its stations also acts as a pedestrian refuses
for those who simply want to cross the
street.
 Dedicated lanes and bike lanes calm car
traffic to safer speeds and get bikes off of
sidewalks.
From health benefits:
 Dedicated lanes maintaining access senior
facilities from the street. It improved the
ambulance and fire response vehicles.
 It lanes encourages biking which has been
proven to improve health.
 BRT decrease the problem of asthma and
respiratory by reducing air pollution.
 By creating safe ,accessible and walkable
communities it reduces obesity and health
problems.
 It also create pleasant transit stops ,safer
streets and side walks.
 Dedicated lanes provides frequent, reliable
transit to health and medical centers.
ECONOMIC BENEFITS:
 It saves time and money for rides by turns
a 45 min bus ride into 30 min bus ride.
 It freeing up more resource for other
necessities such as housing and health care
by offering people a competitive, reliable
alternative to a house hold and private
vehicle transportation costs can be reduced.
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IX. CONCLUSION: (Version1.69) , Institute of Urban Transport (India),

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Hence, BRTS proves to be a innovative solution for
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the congested roads as well as an effective tool
serving for solution to energy and environmental
problems.It will be more effective when the
implementation is done properly with all constraints.
Therefore implementation of BRTS proves to be an
effective and sustainable when it is implemented
properly with all safety measures .We have achieved
our objectives so far by analyzing And studying
heterogeneous characterstics. We have simulated
and optimized the traffic signal along the bus
routes.And designed a bus rapid transit system and
its components .

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