Bus Depot Design Guidelines

SGArchitects November, 2016

The need …..CURRENT SCENARIO• STUs carry approx. 70 million passengers everyday

• 20 to 40% of all vehicular trips in cities are made by buses

• Public bus fleets haven’t been augmented for two decades

• Ridership declining rapidly due to acute shortage in fleet and supporting infrastructure like terminals & depots

DESIRED SITUATION• Double the market share of bus systems by 2025 (UITP)

KEY BARRIERS• The limited funding available is mostly directed towards

fleet augmentation – support infrastructure ignored

• Lack of capacity in STUs leading to improper planning and execution of PPP projects

‘Bus Depot Design Guideline’ aimed to provide capacity building support to STUs

Methodology

Literature Review

Local Case Studies

Target Audience

Local Case Studies• Okhla Depot, Delhi• Kair Depot, Delhi• Sanganer Depot, Jaipur• Depot No.2, Chandigarh • Bagrana Depot, Jaipur

UnderstandingOperations Infrastructure

MANPOWER

FLEETDEPOT STAFF CREW

PARKING WORKSHOP WASHING FUELING

• Admin office

• Staff Room• Staff

Amenities

• Maintenance schedule

• Staff assignment

• MIS

• Built-up• Equipment• Circulation• Materials

MANPOWER

FLEETDEPOT STAFF CREW

PARKING WORKSHOP WASHING FUELING

• Way Bill• Ticket

Machines• Cash

Receipt

Content Depot Design Guideline

• Planning• Design Aspects• Design Illustrations • Financing

Demand• Fleet

Size

Functional Requirements• Manpower• Infra.

• Preventive Maint.

• Breakdown

• Unit Area Requirement

• Layout• Circulation

Functional Area

Requirement

Site Layout, Area & Cost

Requirement

Planning Functional Requirements

A

B In shedding Process

Conductor

Driver

C

D

Conductor

Driver

Out shedding Process

Driver and Conductor Activities In shedding Process

(Conductors and Drivers )

Out shedding Process (Conductors and Drivers )

Planning Site planning

Bus Parking

Fueling

Washing

Workshop

Exit Entry

Design Aspects Design

Considerations• Differently Abled Access • Security • Material and Finishes• Building Systems• Green Concepts • Equipment's and specifications

Building systems and Green Concepts

Equipment's

Workshop Equipment's Prefabricated Pits

Diaphragm Pumps Air Compressor

Wheel Alignment Machine

Washing Equipment Fueling Equipment

Design Aspects Design Standards

• Entry and Exit

• Parking • Fuelling

• Washing

• Workshop

• Storage areas

Bus Parking Bay Detail

Fueling Area Detail Washing Area Detail

Design Aspects Functional & Spatial

Requirements• Entry and Exit

• Parking • Fuelling

• Washing

• Workshop

• Storage areas

Fueling areaAvg. time/bus for fueling / dispenser (min)

No. of buses / hour/dispenser

Daily working hours

Catering capacity/ dispenser(for 8 hrs.) (a)

No. of dispensers required for diesel buses[per 100 buses](total buses/a)

5min 12 buses 8hrs 96 buses 100 / 96= 1

Dispenser Island area 2 sq.m (2m x 1m)[Minimum]

Other requirements for fueling area

Particulars AreaAdministration Office 12 sq.m

Staff Office 15 sq.mToilet 9 sq.mStorage 20 sq.m Underground tank Capacity (100 buses) 13200 gallons

Total km/bus/day 240 kmLitre consume/day/bus 160 litre

Functional & Spatial Requirements for Fueling area is provided in tabular format with diagram

Chandigarh Bus Depot

Bagrana Bus Depot, Jaipur

Ready Reckoner

Financing DepotsFunding Mechanism

•Authority acquires land, provides specifications for the design and layout of the Bus Depot, FAR, product mix

•Hires a private player to construct the BD, operate it over the concession period and then transfer it to the Authority

•Construction and operational costs borne by private player, revenues accrue to the private player

BOT model

Cost and Revenue Generation. Land as an Asset – Commercial Spaces, Parking lots, Parking rentals from the

private operators. Revised Institutional arrangements - Creation of dedicated Depot funds

through SPV Reducing tax burdens such as relaxation on property tax etc. Controlling prodigality through depot operations – Reducing Cost of

operations, Dead Mileages, Increasing fuel Efficiency and Inducing driver trainings

Build Operate Transfer(BOT) Private Funding

Public funding

Concession Period – 25 -30 years

STU sole funder, operator &Developer

Involves long technical O&M Component

Lack Of funds and support

Lack of attractiveness

Findings

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• Depot capacity < 80 - 100, is operationally, spatially and financially inefficient - similarly, capacity >200 – 220 does not yield higher efficiency

• Urban plans should incorporate land requirements for depot support infrastructure based on projected fleet – 150 sqm per bus for depot and 100 sqm per bus for terminals

• Multi-level bus parking not feasible for less than 200 buses• Per bus area requirement reduces by 50% to 80sqm with MLBP but per bus

cost triples to 24 lakh.• Per bus value of land released may vary from 33lakh to 1 crore.• Adjusting existing demand on MLBP in high value land – development cost can

be fully funded by released land sale.