Chennai BRTS
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Chennai |
| Transit type | Elevated Bus rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 1 |
| Number of stations | 21 (1st Phase) |
| Technical | |
| System length | 70.3 kilometres (43.7 mi) |
Chennai Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) was a new rapid transit project taken up as an integrated part of Circular Corridor Project in India. Beginning at Adyar, the route will cover Saidapet, Jafferkanpet, Ramavaram, Puzhal, Manali, Chennai Central Railway Station, Lighthouse and will return to Adyar. The corridor will cover a distance of 70.3 kilometres (43.7 mi). The route of the elevated BRTS corridor was planned to run along the banks of Adyar river and Buckingham canal. The project was expected to be completed by 2013.
The BRTS system was supposed to be integrated with the Circular Corridor 1 of the High Speed Circular Corridors.
The Exclusive BRTS lane was proposed to be integrated with the circular corridor 1. Two different types were under consideration.
The following was the general alignment of the entire BRTS corridor. This was the alignment of the entire BRTS corridor.
Tower structure was proposed for the BRTS stations. Two types depending on the type of the corridor [single or more tiers] were proposed.
21 bus stations were proposed for the first phase of the BRTS.
Adyar Corridor (15.8 km) - 7 bus stations
NH-Bypass Corridor (13 km) - 5 bus stations
Northern IRR section (8 km) - 3 bus stations
North B' Canal Corridor (12 km) - 6 bus stations
South B' Canal Corridor - 3 bus stations
The speed design for the BRTS corridor was proposed to be 60 km/h - 70 km/h.
The BRTS was proposed to be integrated with different modes of transits already existing or under construction or proposed for the city. Apart from that major roads were also be to be integrated. The following is a list of locations of BRTS integrating different modes of Transport in Chennai city.
Major roads
Major railway stations
MRTS stations
Metro stations
November:
28 May:
3 June:
26 August:
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