Mass Transit System and Its Impact on Private Vehicle Numbers on the Road

Problem of Study How has the introduction of a Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS) like Delhi Metro, affected the car buying behaviour of resident commuters? Report Summaries Evaluation of Public Transport Systems: Case Study of Delhi Metro: Tiwari G., _Associate Professor for Transport Planning, Advani M., Research Scholar, Transportation Research and Injury prevention Programme, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi_ The case study analyses the methodology and arguments used to justify the investments made in Mass Rapid Transit Systems (MRTS) which have been promoted to arrest the increasing trend of traffic congestion, air pollution and traffic accidents due to the growing number of vehicular trips by cars and two wheelers. The case study presents evaluation of Delhi metro in terms of capacity, travel time and accessibility to the system and evaluation indices reflecting commuter’s perspective. The case study is structured as follows: Urban transport Delhi metro Chennai metro Kolkata metro Evaluation criteria {text:list-item} {text:list-item} {text:list-item} {text:list-item} Initial & maintenance cost Who will use the metro {text:list-item} {text:list-item} Conclusion The authors begin by examining the deteriorating transport situation in most Indian metropolitan cities because of increasing travel demand and inadequate transportation system. Then the authors pick and analyse the MRTS in three metropolises of India individually, comparing the length, carrying capacity, development cost and the extent to which they meet the traffic demand. The case study then goes on to evaluate the respective MRTSs over selected evaluation criteria like influence zone, feeder service & integrated ticketing, luggage and parking, in the light of the fact that both Kolkata and Chennai metros have not performed as per expectations. The case study also studies the construction,