A TRANSPORT SYSTEM TO SUPPORT SEAMLESS TRANSFER BETWEEN TRAVEL MODES

Suburban Rail: Bengaluru & Ahmedabad

Abstract

Urban rail transit in India plays an important role in intracity transportation in the major cities which are highly populated. It consists of rapid transit, suburban rail, monorail and tram systems. According to a report published in 2021, a total of 2.63 billion people travelled annually in metro systems across India’s fifteen major cities, placing the country as one of the busiest urban rapid transit hub in the world in terms of ridership. The combined length of 810 kilometres of metro systems in India makes it the fourth longest in the world with in operation. Since 2014, a total of about 548 kms of metro rail network has been built/operationalized in India.

The Ministry of Urban Development’s Urban Transport wing is the nodal division for coordination, appraisal and approval of Urban Transport matters including Metro Rail Projects at the central level. All the interventions in the urban transport by the Ministry of Urban Development are carried out as per the provisions of National Urban Transport Policy, 2006.

Indian cities have various types of urban transit systems operational, under construction and planned. These systems are being implemented based on the population of a city, financial feasibility and demand.

• Rapid Transit : The rapid transit or popularly known as metro in India, is an urban high-capacity rail system, commonly operated in metropolitan cities. These systems are segregated from Indian Railways and have their right-of-way. Example: Delhi Metro, Chennai MRTS