Abstract
Buses carried about 47% of passengers crossing the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) boundary in 2013. The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and private bus companies operates roughly 680 intra-provincial bus routes and 400 inter-provincial bus routes in the Western Province according to the bus route information from the National Transport Commission (NTC, 2012) . The number of buses on the seven (7) major radial corridors carries more bus passengers than other roads in the Western Province. Kandy, Galle and Malabe Road corridors are the highest followed by High Level, Negombo, Horana and Low Level Road corridors. This research paper is an attempt to analyse the bus passenger demand and supply on seven major corridors connecting Western Province boundaries. The impact of the passenger demands and volumes from the seven major corridors and the traffic speed are the main outcome of this analysis. The present bus traffic information and the impact of the traffic congestion due to the high traffic flow on major corridors are discussed in the analysis. The research will also focus on alternative solutions and the importance of integrating other public transport modes to cater the demand from the major seven corridors for the better utilisation of public transport inside the Western Province boundaries.
Highlights
Buses are the core transport mode in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and private bus companies operates their services roughly on 680 intra-provincial bus routes and 400 interprovincial bus routes in the Western Province according to the bus route information from the National Transport Commission (CoMTrans, 2013)
His research focuses on the behaviour of bus passenger demand and supply of main seven road corridors within the Western Province and considers how the demand could be supplied during the peak hours
Summary
Buses are the core transport mode in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and private bus companies operates their services roughly on 680 intra-provincial bus routes and 400 interprovincial bus routes in the Western Province according to the bus route information from the National Transport Commission (CoMTrans, 2013). His research focuses on the behaviour of bus passenger demand and supply of main seven road corridors within the Western Province and considers how the demand could be supplied during the peak hours. The analysis has covered the mode share behaviour on these corridors to evaluate the efficiency of bus operations and to propose requirements of rail based transportation to reduce the congestion on the road corridors
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