Value of travel time saved in modal shift from bus to metro case study: Rohini (West) Delhi metro station

Abstract

Metropolitan Indian cities have multiple modes of public transport such as metro, bus, bus rapid transport system, monorail, etc. For the average commuter, it is easy to choose public transport over and above personalized modes due to high fuel price, parking charges, safety, pollution, etc. However, it is difficult to make a shift from one mode of public transport to another, particularly from bus to metro, when a particular mode of transport has been established and commuters become reluctant to change it. Most Indian cities have been planned based on road transport as the core element but implementation of metro has gradually started to change mobility pattern. In this context, saving in travel time has been taken as a deciding factor to assess modal shift from bus to metro. In this study, an attempt has been made to quantify the value of travel time saved at Rohini (West) Metro Station on Delhi Metro Line-I to appreciate various other attributes that contribute significantly in modal shift.