How Can We Make Delhi Public Transport Better?
As a common man who has seen Delhi and its transport system for last 24 years I would like to share some of my observations and ideas to improve transport system.
Being the capital of India facilities available to live in Delhi for common man is not even upto the mark of a Metropolitan city. Many governments that have ruled Delhi failed to make Delhi a symbol of capital by improving its infrastructue required for smooth living for common man. It is happy to see some sincere efforts from AAP government which have made some positive improvements.
Problems People Face with Transport System
- Buses are dirty, as inside of buses is never cleaned
- Many of buses do not stop at bus stops
- Buses are over crowded at peak time
- Present bus stops on road sides create heavy traffic jams
- Buses of same route starting from same point make it difficult commuters from other bus stops to get into bus due to overcrowding
- People has to wait for hours to get a bus even if many buses they want to board pass by as they are overcrowded.
- Frequency of buses are not properly done. Sometimes, people have to wait for 40 minutes to one hour to board a bus.
- Most of the time many same route buses go together without picking commuters as they are in race and there is no bus scheduled for hours.
- At present people need to walk to 1 to 2 km to reach a bus stops after de-boarding a bus to take another route bus at a junction.
Solutions
Every bus must enter the bus stop which is to be recorded through access card and it should be made mandatory for every bus to pass through and stop at all bus stations to pick up commuters to complete its route.
Here people have to access bus stations using card or token as done at metro station and bus stations should be the only place where people can board and de-board bus.
This will help transport department reduce the cost of ticket checkers and conductors and will help increasing revenue as no one will be able to travel without ticket or pass.
It will help a route bus to start from any of stations as it is required, as many buses that starts from beginning station is not able to pick up commuters from other stations as it happens to be overcrowded when it reaches a station after 2-3 stops.
Timing of buses should be arranged in a way that people only need to wait for a bus maximum 10 minutes at a bus station.
Underground station will help both to and fro buses stops at same place and it will be convenient for people to switch buses without much difficulty even at junctions as bus stops at junctions will be a common one to all direction at underground.
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