Impact of Irregularity and Loss of Punctuality on the Performance of Public Transportation System

Abstract :Rapid growth and development had resulted into increase need of a mass transportation facility over the entire region for which different types of mass transit facilities are designed and provided. Such mass transportation facilities include GSRTC, AMTS, BRTS, CHARTEER BUSES, TRAINS, and TRAMS etc. The basic aim of such facilities is to provide safe, comfortable and timely services. But with rapid increase in traffic load and increase in the frequency of services provided, it had been observed that services are delayed or unable to maintenance a prescribed schedule. A study is conducted to quantify the causes and influence of such delays and irregularities in the services. Suggestions are made for appropriate improvement in services based on present study. The need for and importance of punctuality and regularity in public transport are outlined. Various performance indicators are defined. All the bus routes which connect Himatnagar city Depot in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat state to important locations like Ahmadabad, Mehsana, Deesa and Modasa is taken as study area. Here study is made to measure irregularity and loss of punctuality on the basis of which performance of depot, route is evaluated. Also causes for irregularity and loss in punctuality are highlighted with suggestions to improve transit system performances.