Analysis of Passenger Trips by Public Transport – Bus Transit in West Zone of Ahmedabad

Abstract

People make trips for different purposes like work, education, social, shopping, and another general. The mode of transport available is used for performing various activities in daily life. Walking and cycling are eco-friendly modes of transportation. Public transportation is used by captive riders regularly as they have no choice of the vehicle other than the bus. Captive riders have no vehicle ownership. The passengers who have private vehicle ownership are known as choice riders. Choice riders may use public transport (PT) for limited purposes and specific reasons. This study focuses on the use of bus transport within the urban area for different purposes. Public transport, bus transit provided by local authority i.e. city bus is used by gender-wise and age-wise is analyzed here. The choice of mode also depends upon the income of family and individual to make trips. The choice of the bus as a mode of public transport is also affected by boarding alighting comfort in the bus from bus stands. Availability of seat and convenience along with safety in the bus is affecting the use of buses. This analysis is useful to know the percentage of total trips made by public transport in an urban area. To implement traffic management tools, it is required to know traffic composition and trips made by different modes of transportation. It is observed that more the use of public transport, it becomes easier to manage urban transport issues.