BUS TERMINAL WITH COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, VASHI

CASE STUDY.
SAURABH. S. JADHAV./ 16036
CASE STUDY : Uttam Nagar Bus terminal, Delhi
Existing Bus terminal.
Proposal 1 by SG Architects, Delhi
Proposal 2 by SG Architects, Delhi

Source : Bus terminal design guidelines study by

SGArchitects Delhi
Case Study – City Bus Terminal, Uttam-Nagar, Delhi :

Site Surroundings

The 2.3 acre Uttam Nagar terminal site is located on Najafgarh

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Road adjacent to Uttam Nagar East metro station, in Delhi. This
local/intra city intermodal bus terminal is managed by Delhi
Transport Corporation (DTC). It is centrally located and abuts
mixed land; the metro occupies 0.3 of the site’s 2.3 acres. 1520
buses, on 33 routes, pass the terminal daily.
The bus terminal components include 16 fixed route bus bays
on 30 m long 3 m wide platforms; existing vehicular parking,
bus terminal office, the Uttam Nagar metro station, one toilet
block, informal parking of feeder modes (such as cycle rickshaw,
Gramin Seva, and auto rickshaw)

Area allocation and Bus circulation in terminal (Existing):

Case Study – City Bus Terminal, Uttam-Nagar, Delhi :

Uttam Nagar terminal is served by two

public bus operators: DTC and
DIMTS (cluster buses). Commuters
can access the site from three
entrances, including one from the
private vehicle parking. Feeder mode
parking is located outside the site, in
the service lane, along the main road .
This terminal currently includes a
toilet for drivers and passengers,
maintained and operated by Sulabh
International, and operated as pay-
peruse. This terminal’s primary
concern has to do with the high
number of bus stacking i.e. 52, which
is almost 4 times the number of bays
provided for them. The terminal is
overcrowded by buses not due to
increased demand, but high layover
time (averaging 37.5 mins), close to
four times the intended/planned
time. To solve the issue, two options
for the terminal’s upgradation are
proposed: static bus bay terminal
system and dynamic bus bay
terminal system.

Area allocation and Bus circulation in terminal (Proposal 1):

 Case Study – City Bus Terminal, Uttam-Nagar, Delhi :

Proposed Commercial Area (Proposal 1): Dedicated loading bays for buses (Proposal 1):

Proposal 1:Static Bus bay terminal

The terminal's northern edge is proposed to be developed as a commuter area; it includes pass office (34 sq. m.), public toilets (51 sq. m.), ATM (10 sq. m.), food kiosks (27 sq. m.), and police booth (17 sq.
m.). The area between this commuter block and the service road shall be developed as an open landscaped court (315 sq. m.), with provision for hawking/vending spaces. Above the commuter block, a
commercial estate with up to three floors may be developed as retail/office space with a total area of about 1472 sq. m. The large central area (2000 sq. m.) is proposed to include 18 parallel static bus bays,
each 2.25 m wide (with 3.0 m wide bus lane) and 14 m in length, meant to serve as a common bay for idle parking, de-boarding and boarding, for a specific route. Access to these bays is through a single 5
m wide barrier-free pedestrian path.

The terminal area shall not include a boundary wall on the edge of Najafgarh Road. It is proposed to be segregated from the service lane through a 5 m wide barrier-free pedestrian path (developed
within the terminal site), which will link the metro station entrance and the current metro parking. It will also connect (branching perpendicular to this path) to the bus bay access path.
Case Study – City Bus Terminal, Uttam-Nagar, Delhi :

Proposal 2: Dynamic bus bay

Terminal

If the planning must suit a layover

time of 37.5 mins, dynamic bus bay
allocation is proposed. A 4060 sq. m.
bus parking area with 52 idle parking
bays, is planned on the site’s
southern half (adjacent to the metro
entrance block). The northern half
shall be divided into front and back
portions. The back shall include a
small workshop with four bus
parking bays (buses requiring
repair), and space for providing staff
parking for six bicycles and six two
wheelers. The front shall include a
single floor building complex, which
will house administrative offices
including terminal office with pass
section (131 sq. m.), toilets for bus
and terminal staff (48 sq. m.), rest
room and canteen/pantry for bus
staff (162 sq. m.), public toilets (51.3
sq. m.), ATM (16.9 sq. m.), and police
booth (16.9 sq. m.). In this option, 115
staff members (including bus staff)
are expected to be accommodated in
the terminal at any point.

Area allocation and Bus circulation in terminal (Proposal 2):

Case Study – City Bus Terminal, Uttam-Nagar, Delhi :

Proposed Commercial area (Proposal 2): Aerial view (Proposal 2):Dynamic operations in Terminal

The terminal area shall not include a boundary wall facing the Najafgarh Road. It is proposed to be segregated
from the service road by an internal (one way) bus access road, for exiting buses. The area between the access
road and the proposed single storied office building (14.7 m wide and 643 sq. m. in area) is proposed to be developed
as a passenger boarding court. The existing administrative office block is proposed to be dismantled, for a barrier
free 7 m wide pedestrian walkway connecting the three boarding platforms (dynamic passenger loading bays) with
the metro entrance The bus entrance leads directly to the bus parking; entering buses shall offload passengers at curb
side off-loading bays before parking (in idle parking bays). Then, the bus staff proceeds to the rest rooms/canteen in the
administrative office complex, accessible directly from the parking. Above the north half of the site, a commercial
estate up to two and a half floors may be developed, generating about 4000 sq. m. of prime real estate .

Fixed bus bays (Proposal 2):

Safety Aspects:

Positioning of commercial volume considering best evacuation access nearby,

Safety in Case of Considering road widths and access for Fire-Fighting vehicle , as in case of Vashi site
fire Fire-fighting vehicle are available in close proximity Consideration of firefighting
regulations.

Designing spaces with better visual and sound/acoustic access,

Dead spaces Provision of sufficient night-lighting, to avoid dead spaces which are essential
considering current urban design issues, such as women safety.

Segregation of public, private parking , short term and long term parking,
Barrier free- Static and dynamic bus bays, passenger , commercial , terminal staff circulation.
Circulation Designing with integrating signages.

Access for ambulances should be considered, provision of first aid rooms

Health Can be an addition in existing programme.
Emergency
CONCLUSIONS:
Conclusions :

• Segregation of public, private parking , short term and long term parking , Static and
dynamic bus bays, passenger , commercial , bus terminal staff circulation. Designing
with integrating signages.

• Bicycle mode of transportation can be considered. As Navi Mumbai is promoting it

currently through Yulu app and currently dedicated and planned public rent bicycle
parking spaces are absent.

• Bicycle parking, Bicycle routes, Kitchens , First aid rooms, cloak rooms, information
counter, digital information media, drinking water facilities ,
can be additions to existing programme.

• Landscaped spaces to be integrated in existing programme with night-lighting to avoid

dead spaces.

• Integration/ Segregation of dynamic and static bus bays to be considered as per

requirements .
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