Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit System

Janmarg
Bus, station and dedicated corridor near Shivranjani Cross Roads
Bus, station and dedicated corridor near Shivranjani Cross Roads
Overview
OwnerAMC, AUDA, Government of Gujarat
LocaleAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
Transit typeBus rapid transit
Number of lines18 (14 bi-directional, 2 circular, 2 shuttle) (February 2023)
Number of stations162 (Stations + cabins) [1][2][3]
Daily ridership2,00,000 - 2,20,000 (March 2023) [4][5][6][7]
Chief executiveKirit Parmar (Director), Mayor of Ahmedabad

M. Thennarasan (Chairman), Municipal Commissioner of AMC
HeadquartersFirst Floor, Dr. Ramanbhai Patel Bhavan, West Zone Office, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Usmanpura, Ahmedabad
WebsiteJanmarg BRTS, Ahmedabad BRTS
Operation
Began operation14 October 2009
Operator(s)Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL)
Number of vehiclesTotal 380 buses, including 150 Electric Buses.[8][9]
Technical
System length160 kilometres (99 mi) (with 89 kilometres (55 mi) dedicated corridor)[7]

Janmarg, also known as Ahmedabad BRTS, is a bus rapid transit system in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is operated by Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited, a subsidiary of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and others. It is designed by CEPT University.[10][11] It was inaugurated in October 2009. The network expanded to 89 kilometres (55 mi) by December 2017 and 160 km by March 2023; with daily ridership of 3,49,000 passengers.[12] BRTS won several nation and international awards for design, implementation and operation. It was rated Silver on BRT Standard in 2013.

  1. ^ "AMTS to use BRTS lane on two stretches, CM to dedicate new BRTS corridors, routes, buses, bus-stations tomorrow". 24 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Modi opens two new BRTS routes". DeshGujarat. Ahmedabad. DeshGujarat.Com. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Janmarg Routes". CEPT. Janmarg Ltd.-AMC. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. ^ "About Janmarg".
  5. ^ Shaikh, Sarfaraz (31 March 2018). "The missing last-mile link". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ "BRTS: Ahmedabad bus users down 25% in a decade!". The Times of India. 6 July 2018.
  7. ^ a b "BRT traffic stagnant despite bigger network, fleet". The Times of India. 10 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Anger spills over to streets in Ahmedabad". Ahmedabad Mirror. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Bus services opting for diesel over cleaner CNG". The Times of India. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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  11. ^ "Ahmedabad BRTS:Urban Transport Initiatives in India: Best Practices in PPP" (PDF). National Institute of Urban Affairs. 2010. pp. 18–48. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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