URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN INDIA: TRENDS, CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIONS

Demand for public transit has risen along with the rapid growth of Indian cities. From 1951 to 2001, travel on suburban rail has had a 7-fold increase in total passenger trips, from 412 million to 2999 million. This sharply rising demand for public transit has overwhelmed the existing system: trains and buses in most cities are dangerously overcrowded. This article presents a broad picture of the public transit sector in India, its trends, problems, challenges and planned development. Identified are several areas for improvement.

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• Authors:
  • Pucher, J
  • Korattyswaroopam, N
  • Ittyerah, N
• Publication Date: 2004-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 42-47
• Serial:
  • Public Transport International
  • Volume: 53
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
  • ISSN: 1016-796X
  • Serial URL: http://www.uitp.org/publications/public-transport-magazine.cfm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Population growth; Public transit; Ridership; Urban growth; Urban transit
• Geographic Terms: India
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00972982
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 25 2004 12:00AM