Bus Terminal

November 04, 2017

Bird Eye View No: 4 of the Bus Terminal

SYNOPSIS

INTRODUCTION

Ø Today’s trend toward suburban living accompanied by an increasing reliance upon Private automobiles by both the working and shopping population is literally saturating the through fares and parking facilities of Indian cities.

Ø The growth and development of bus transportation has closely followed advances in automotive technology and the improvement and expansion of the national highway network.

Ø A bus terminal, or terminus, is the point where a bus route starts or ends, where vehicles stop, turn or reverse, and wait before departing on their return journeys.

Ø Their design and location affect the efficiency of a transport system, and its impact on other road users.

Ø Generally it has direct or indirect access to major highways or roads connecting different cities.

NEED FOR THE TOPIC

An increased emphasis on the bus transportation linking all towns of the district and neighbor districts and major towns of the state and neighbor states via regular thoroughfares seems to offer a reasonable solution to the problem of mass-movement in many medium-sized metropolitan areas. This approach has, of course , considerable advantages of flexibility and lower cost of facilities and equipment.

Here we can predict one bus is equal to 40 cars.So, by encouraging bus transportation ,it reduces the traffic & pollution in the cities.

AIM

Goals of this project were to provide architectural surroundings which would both enhance the city values and attractiveness to bus transportation whereby it might be helped to increased importance . An increased emphasis on the bus transportation is suggested as a means of alleviating traffic apparently the pollution through out the highways.

OBJECTIVES

ü To meet the individual requirements of the passengers.

ü To make the travelling simple.

ü To provide sustainable space.
ü Adopting natural sun light.
ü To encourage the public transportation.
ü To give income to the public sector.
ü To reduce the pollution.
ü To improve the Infrastructure of city.

SCOPE

The scope of the study is broad based and the standards of well renowned bus terminal as reference and also to include waiting lounges, restrooms, food courts etc. The scope further exceeds to-designing the land scape indoor and outdoor areas of the terminal.

Design of spaces without any intersection of bus-lanes with pedestrian ways .

Design of comfortable spaces for the passengers and other occupants.

SALIENT FEATURES

 Bus terminal acts as a major gate way of the cities and towns.

 There is a huge pedestrian flow and busses flow inside the terminal.

 There is huge vehicular traffic and pedestrian traffic outside the terminal.

 Tirupati is a major pilgrimage and cultural city in India.

 It is the fastest emerging city in the Rayalaseema region.