Delhi has a robust intra-city road transport system. Buses operated by DTC are the most popular mode of transport, carrying about 60% of passengers. DTC operates over 6,000 buses, including the largest fleet of CNG buses in the world. The Mudrika and Outer Mudrika bus routes along the Ring Road and Outer Ring Road are among the longest intra-city routes globally. Taxis and rickshaws also provide transport, while the metro has a bicycle sharing program for last mile connectivity. Major roads include the Inner and Outer Ring Roads.
Delhi has a robust intra-city road transport system. Buses operated by DTC are the most popular mode of transport, carrying about 60% of passengers. DTC operates over 6,000 buses, including the largest fleet of CNG buses in the world. The Mudrika and Outer Mudrika bus routes along the Ring Road and Outer Ring Road are among the longest intra-city routes globally. Taxis and rickshaws also provide transport, while the metro has a bicycle sharing program for last mile connectivity. Major roads include the Inner and Outer Ring Roads.
Delhi has a robust intra-city road transport system. Buses operated by DTC are the most popular mode of transport, carrying about 60% of passengers. DTC operates over 6,000 buses, including the largest fleet of CNG buses in the world. The Mudrika and Outer Mudrika bus routes along the Ring Road and Outer Ring Road are among the longest intra-city routes globally. Taxis and rickshaws also provide transport, while the metro has a bicycle sharing program for last mile connectivity. Major roads include the Inner and Outer Ring Roads.
Corporation of Delhi (MCD), New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), Delhi Cantonment Board (DCB), Public Works Department (PWD) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) • At 1749 km of road length per 100 km², Delhi has one of the highest road densities in India • Major roadways include the Ring Road and the Outer Ring Road, which had a traffic density of 110,000 vehicles per day in 2001 • Total road length of Delhi was 28,508 km including 388 km of National Highways. Major road-based public transport facilities in Delhi are provided by DTC buses, auto-rickshaws, taxis
Different Medium Of Intra-City Road Transport
1. Buses 2. Autos 3. Taxis 4. Bicycle BUSES
• Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) operates the world's
largest fleet of CNG-powered buses. After Pune, Delhi was the second city in India to have an operational Bus rapid transit (BRT) system. • Buses are the most popular means of transport catering to about 60% of Delhi's total demand. • Other than regular routes, buses also travel on Railway Special routes; Metro Feeder routes. Mudrika (Ring) and Bahri Mudrika (Outer Ring) routes along Ring and Outer- Ring road respectively are amongst the longest intra-city bus routes in the world • The DTC has started introducing air-conditioned buses and brand new low-floor buses (with floor height of 400 mm) on city streets to replace the conventional buses. • At present the fleet size of buses in Delhi is as follows: 1. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC)-5000 2. Delhi Integrated Multimodal Transit System -1157 3. Metro Feeder-117 Total – 6274 DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION
• Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is the main public
transport operator of Delhi. It is one of the largest CNG- powered bus service operator in the world • The Delhi Transport Corporation was incorporated in May 1948 by the Indian government for local bus services. • Delhi Transport Corporation operates on many routes in Delhi and neighbouring States. The mofussil buses operate around 46 depots out of which 18 depots are of old DTC buses and rest have low floor buses DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION
• Delhi Transport Corporation services in Delhi has vastly
distributed network of bus services. It connects almost every part of Delhi with this network of buses • The most Prominent of these being the “Mudrika” Seva services interconnecting all parts of the city with a great frequency of buses • Under DTC bus service,there are other bus services too like Mudrika Seva,High Capacity Bus Service MUDRIKA (RING ROAD)SEVA • The Mudrika Seva (Ring Road bus service) is one of the most popular bus services in Delhi, India started by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) • Mudrika Seva is based on the Delhi ring road with major stops at AIIMS, Lajpat Nagar, Sarai Kale Khan, ITO, Delhi Gate, Kashmiri Gate, Delhi University, Model Town • This service has a very high frequency and a lifeline for many commuters. It also is the second longest route operated by Delhi Transport Cooperation. • The Outer Mudrika Service (OMS) is the longest route operated by Delhi Transport Cooperation. It covers the distant parts of Delhi.It has its major stops at Anand Vihar ISBT, NH 24, Sarai Kale Khan,R.K. Puram, Dhaula Kuan,Pitampura, Dilshad Garden and back to Anand Vihar. It takes almost 6 hours to complete this circular Trip. The total distance covered is 110 km. MUDRIKA (RING ROAD)SEVA TAXIS
• Taxis are an integral part of Delhi public transport.
The Indian Tourism Ministry and various private owners operate most taxis. • The Tourism Ministry grants private companies permits to operate taxis. • Some companies provide an on-call radio taxi service, which is slightly more expensive than conventional Black and Yellow taxis. BICYCLE
• Cycling is not very commonly used means of
transportation in Delhi • Cycling accounts for 10-12% of trips in the city. • Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has started a Public Bicycle Sharing(PBS) scheme at selected metro station for providing last mile connectivity to commuters • Currently there are no specific cycle lanes in Delhi but there is a proposed elevated cycle track that would come up between Geeta colony and Shastri park(3.3Km) in East Delhi Major Arteries Of Delhi Transportation System • Delhi, a major metropolitan region of India, is connected to various parts of country through several national highways. • Most of the highways from Delhi lead to Haryana or Uttar Pradesh and continue from there. • Delhi is directly connected to the state of Haryana by The Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway and National Highway 8 to city of Gurgaon, National Highway 2 to the city of Faridabad, National Highway 1 to the city of Panipat, and National Highway 10 to the city of Rohtak. Delhi is directly connected to the state of Uttar Pradesh by the DND Flyway to the city of Noida and National Highway 24 to Ghaziabad. INNER RING ROAD
• Inner Ring Road is one of the most important "state
highways" in Delhi. It is a 51 km long circular road, which connects important areas in Delhi. • Owing to more than 2 dozen grade-separators/flyovers, the road is almost signal-free. The road is 8-laned with a few bottlenecks at certain stretches, which are being removed. OUTER RING ROAD
• Outer Ring Road is another major artery in Delhi.
• The road is 6-8 lane and has grade-separators and a large number are under construction as a part of project to make the artery signal free. • The road along with the ring road forms a ring which intersects all the National Highways passing through Delhi.