Study on low ridership of Jaipur Metro Phase 1 (A)

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The Government of India has launched the ‘Smart Cities Mission’ with the objective to promote sustainable and inclusive cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens. In January 2016, based on the All India Competition, Jaipur was selected as one of twenty smart cities in Round 1. Efficient urban mobility is core infrastructure elements for any smart city. Jaipur metro rail was started functioning in Jaipur city from June 2015 as Phase 1(A) from Mansarovar to Chandpole. It was a dream project of the state government, but still the ridership is very less as compared to that, which was expected during planning of metro. The present study is conducted to identify the reasons for less ridership in metro rail and also suggest remedial measures to improve metro ridership. To achieve the objectives, a survey was conducted in Mansarovar and Shyam Nagar area which are nearby of metro route. After analysis of survey data, it has been concluded that short route length of metro in Phase 1(A) and satisfaction of people with the present mode of transport are major reasons for low ridership.

Keywords: Metro, low ridership, urban transport planning, public transport, feeder services.

Cite this Article
Sharma DK, Anirudh Sharma. Study on
Low Ridership of Jaipur Metro Phase 1
(A). Trends in Transport Engineering and
Applications. 2017; 4(3): 18–22p.