LIVE CASE STUDY

VYTTILA MOBILITY HUB

Water Metro

Waterway Access: Located on National

Waterway 3 (NW3), providing direct connectivity
to the Kochi Water Metro network and other
inland water routes.
Introduction
Route Coverage: Kochi Water Metro connects
Vyttila Mobility Hub is an integrated transit terminal in the city of Kochi. It is designed as a Vyttila with key locations such as High Court
converging point of various forms of public transportation, such as local and long distance Junction, Kakkanad, Eloor, and more.
buses, metro rail and inland water transport. It is planned over an area of 25 acres in Vyttila,
making it one of the largest bus termini in India. When fully implemented, it will have facilities Frequency of Service: Boats operate every 15–30
to integrate all modes of public transportation, as well as for shopping, entertainment and minutes during peak hours.
hospitality.
Boat Type: Modern, air-conditioned electric boats
Area
Location: Vyttila, Ernakulam with a capacity of 80–100 passengers.
Platform: 2060 sq.m
Site Area: 25.7 acres
Food Court: 605 sq.m
Built Area: 3015 sq.m Boat size: Accommodates vessels up to 25 meters
Toilet Block: 350 sq.m
Bus and Water Terminal - 10 acres in length for passenger services.
Architects: KITCO Ltd
Year: 2011 Facilities
Area
Passenger waiting lounges with Total: sq.m
Accessibility Waiting area
seating and charging points.
• The site is connected to the city through the Mechanical & Storage Room
Ticket counters and digital
Sahodaran Ayyapan Road. It is connected to Control Room
ticket kiosks.
Edappally and Kakkanad providing hassle free
Retail shops, food courts, and
transition in various directions Floating Pontoon Highlights
restrooms and baby care
• Nearest railway station is Ernakulam south - 5.2
rooms.
km from the site Material - Concrete Core - expanded Poly
ATM facilities and convenience
• Nearest airport is Kochi International Airport at Styrene (EPS) Size - 20m X 4.8m (for 100 pax boats)
stores.
Nedumbassery which is 14.5 km distant from hub. & 15m X 4m (for 50 pax boats)
Medical aid center.

Features
• People Friendly Design
• Lightweight Aluminium Gangway for Pontoon to
shore transition
Services • Provision for Solar panel on top of pontoon roof
• Eco friendly lighting
Electricity • Pedestals for Water, Electric supply & SOS
• No substation provided on site. Power is taken from the nearest • Navigational Aids
substation. • Boat charger
• No provision of solar power panels.
Analysis anf Inference
Sewage Treatment
• Underground septic tanks provided for the toilet block Enhanced Connectivity: Seamless integration
Bus Bays Idle Parking Bays
Layout and Circulation Structure and Aesthetics • Underground sewer lines connect to the main sewer line of buses, metro, and waterways proves
• 25 idle parking bays Idle
multimodal hubs reduce congestion and
13 platforms, each of 8 m wide and 17 m Parking Bays provided parallel to the
Not pedestrian friendly: The passengers has Tensile structures above arches spans which Water Supply improve efficiency.
long, which can accommodate 5 buses Departure
to cross the bus entry way to access the spans over 20m • Overhead water tanks provided on top of food court and toilet block. Passenger Convenience: Centralized facilities
each. • The bays are not defined, and the buses
platforms, as well as the prepaid taxi counter • No sump tank provided. Underground sump of 4 lakh litre proposed for with modern amenities reduce transfer time
• At present, no separation between park as per the availability.
• The white arches, and the purlins stand Phase II and enhance comfort.
intercity and intracity buses. It is proposed • Since most of the buses are city buses,
• Congestion: The terminal is accessed by out from the surrounding The structure has a • No rainwater-harvesting tank. Tank of capacity 1.5 lakh litre proposed. Economic Viability: Commercial spaces
for Phase II of the terminal. the waiting time is low, it is not an issue
the Kaniyampuzha Road, from Vyttila height of 5.5m at its lowest point, and 7m at generate revenue and boost local businesses.
• Bus bays are not defined. Buses park as
junction where the NH 66 passes through, the tallest point, which is at the center. The Fire Fighting Sustainability: Promotes eco-friendly transport
per the availability.
which is used by both the buses as well as height, combined with 8m wide platforms, • No fire hydrant systems. and reduces carbon emissions.
• Ample waiting space provided in each
private vehicles. makes the space spacious. • Fire extinguishers provided at key points. Challenges: Overcrowding, maintenance,
platform.
and underutilized water transport must be
• Wide entry: 15m wide entry, which is more addressed.
than sufficient
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FIFTH FLOOR
ISBT KASHMERE GATE TERMINAL
Accommodate the transit hotel for overnight staying
LOCATION : kashmiri gate, Delhi, India passengers, but now the complete Floor is used as
officers of Delhi administration for earning revenue.
TOPOGRAPHY : flat land form with negligible slope
SIXTH FLOOR
FOOTFALL: 57209
Intercity Bus terminal + Interstate Bus terminal + Taxi stand + Two & For residential use by full time staff and some
Four wheeler Parking - 11 Acres administrative staff with the facilities of double bed
room flat and single bedroom flat. Louvers have
The Maharana Pratap Inter-State Bus Terminal or MMTC at been provided for better living accommodation.
Kashmere Gate is the oldest and the largest in India catering to
buses from Delhi and seven other states ie. Haryana, Punjab, LINK BLOCK
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan
and Uttrakhand. It is a connecting block between arrival and
departure block at first. This block was designed for
Kashmere Gate is located in North Delhi in the Old Delhi area in ticket booths for each parking berth floor level
close vicinity to the Red Fort and the Old Delhi Railway Station.
Ground Floor - Link & Departure Block
The refurbished ISBT has been developed in such a way to provide SERVICES
maximum number of conveniences and latest facilities to the
passengers. The ISBT Kashmere Gate was initially constructed by the Electrical room is provided inside the terminal
DDA in 1976 and transferred to Transport Department in 1993. Water treatment is provided on the west side and
chiller plant on east sewage plant and underground
sewage treatment plant. It consists of 3
underground plants and water is softened in STP
especially for the use of chiller plants

Water tank consist of 10-10000 ltr capacity tank

another water tank of 300000 ltr capacity is also
provided for emergency fire exhaustion. Water tank
Ground Floor - Arrival & Administrative Block consist of 10-10000 ltr capacity tank another water
tank of 300000 ltr capacity is also provided for
emergency fire exhaustion.

AREA STATEMENT
INFERENCE AND ANALYSIS
BUS CIRCULATION FLOORS
Plot area - 53127 m² - 11 Acres
Completed -1973
Bus enter and exit in the north(grand trunk road) bus drop of Arrival block is 7 storied structures ground floor
It is located at the intersection of NH-24 & NH-28
the passengers in arrival block and pick up passengers in Arrival block has 19 unloading platforms.
Permissible ground coverage area (25%) :13282 m² which makes the terminus easier to approach
Second Floor - Official Area departure block. City bus passes through grand trunk road in Angular bays are provided for the unloading
existing ground coverage area :10676 m² by road.
north and Lothian road in south. Bus stops are provided for city operation,
buses on both end. Auto and taxi can found in north and south
Existing build up area :30169m² •Different circulation spaces for diff. Type of
portion of the site private vehicle enter through west side of FIRST FLOOR
vehicles.
the site.
PEDESTRIAN VOLUME
The main entrance level of the first floor links
•Provision of a waiting area with a large
the outgoing porch to entry lounge and
Departure block has the highest volume of pedestrians at any capacity of seating with proper display to
facilities like post offices, enquiry and bank are
time. Large lounges are provided in both link and departure navigate the occupants.
Sixth Floor - Dormitory provided at this level.
block but commuters tend to endere loung higher volume on
ends of the departure block. Arrival and link block act as a • Well connected to other parts of the city by a
SECOND TO FOURTH FLOOR
transitional space network of metro, prepaid taxis/autos & local
DEPARTURE BLOCK buses by foot over bridge.
Maintenance and administrative staff is
accommodated on the second floor and the
It is divided into two levels. The lower one for the use of • Provision of Ticket counters at the waiting area
various transport company offices and other
outgoing passengers and buses, and the upper level for The staff area and the passenger area are at
terminal staff on the third and fourth floors. At
waiting out seating purposes. A mezzanine is also provided to different floors.
fourth level the roof of the corridor has been
house the offices and rest rooms of bus crew. lowered down to accommodate the service
*Light vent in entrance and coffered ceiling in
SITE ACCESS pipes th floor of upper levels.Tourist
Kiosks and stalls have been located between the bus bay and departure block assume more light to building
information counters the space is dull and
waiting area and this crowd clocks the bus bay view from orientation of window angular assume
1. The bus stand private vehicle entry is separated. dark due to insufficient natural light
waiting are resulting in the congestion on concourse while the maximum ventilation to the building they have
waiting area remains empty good special connectivity between spaces.
2. Interstate bust entry and exit is from the Yudhistersetu in the north
and exit to the Lothian road in the south-west side of the site.

No re-fuelling stations.
3. There are three pedestrian entry to the site an entry from the
• No leisure activity in active spaces
metro side another from the roads on both north and east side of
• Same entrance for the staff and the visitors
the road
Sufficient numbers of public amenities provided
4. Bus services between Delhi and 7 other states, Haryana, Jammu &
Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and
Uttarakhand. spread over 1800 buses a day.
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MAJESTIC STATION
Location: Bangalore

Mode of transports : Bus terminals (intra city buses, out

station buses, ksrtc buses), Metro station, Railway station

Inuagrated on : june 2, 1969

Total site area - 16 acre

BMTC - 5 acre

BUS TERMINAL

Number of platforms : 24

Number of bus terminals : 3

The bus station is spread over 20 acres, where KSRTC

operates more than 2900 bus trips to various destinations
and serves more than 2 lakh passengers every day.

One side of the bus station is used for intra-city buses by the
Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC)
while the other side is used by out-station buses operated KSRTC official, from 23 bus bays in the new terminal, buses
by various state road transport corporations. will ply to Madikeri, Kasargod, Bhatkal, Udupi, Manipal,
Dharmasthala, Puttur, Sringeri, Horanadu, Hassan,
Chikmagaluru, Mangaluru, Murudeshwara, Kundapur and
There are 30 platforms for BMTC bus for inter city Holenarasipura within a fortnight.
connecting buses.
The bus station presently has three terminals. The new one
There are 800000 pessengers using this terminal. Bus drivers struggling to take a turn due to the limited space and will offer much-needed relief from congestion for both
the constant traffic inside the depot will be relieved greatly, passengers as well as KSRTC. Terminal 2 is presently
The bus station not only eased congestion with buses and officials said. bursting at its seams with 1,046 buses operating from here.
helped streamline the transport system but also helped the In all, 424 buses will be moved to 2A from here. Terminal 1
local area grow economically and was a major landmark runs 742 buses and 56 will be shifted to the new premises.
of the city for many years.

ANALYSIS AND INFERENCE

Distance between services are walking distances

Easiness to walk lighting facilities at station "availability of

sign boards and maps

Help desks are available information on routes and services

are easily available

Waiting areas are available

Restrooms and ATM amenities are available

Safety during day and night

Presence of security guards less time to wait for next service

Availability of next service on time

Subways are crowded and not have cleanliness because

of markets in subway morning and evening are too busy