Transport sector: India - Revision history

Jyoti at 19:34, 24 February 2026

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‎1950-2020

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Jyoti: /* The kinds of transport Indians use */

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‎The kinds of transport Indians use

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‎Public transport, India vis-à-vis other countries

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‎Public transport in India

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‎Public transport

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‎Heritage Transport Museum, Gurugram/2017

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	Verma added that while the per-kilometre cost of running state transport buses in India is estimated around Rs 120-150 per kilometre, this can come down by half if private operators take up the task.		Verma added that while the per-kilometre cost of running state transport buses in India is estimated around Rs 120-150 per kilometre, this can come down by half if private operators take up the task.
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 Records show that the share of buses in the total number of vehicles has decreased from 10% in 1951 to only 1% now. There is hardly any indication of this changing any time soon as two-wheelers have become the preferred replacement for public transport both in urban and rural areas.
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 [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Cities-choked-but-90-of-Indians-dont-own-15082016001054 ''The Times of India''], Aug 15 2016
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	The museum, which is home to more than 2,500 curated objects, was opened to the public in 2013 and is India’s first comprehensive transport museum.		The museum, which is home to more than 2,500 curated objects, was opened to the public in 2013 and is India’s first comprehensive transport museum.
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		+	[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Cities-choked-but-90-of-Indians-dont-own-15082016001054 ''The Times of India''], Aug 15 2016
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		+	Dipak Dash
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		+	''' Cities choked, but 90% of Indians don't own vehicle '''
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		+	Even as cities reel under the growing burden of private vehicles, government data shows that nearly 90% of Indians don't own a vehicle.
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		+	According to government estimates, there are 18.64 crore vehicles in the country , including two-wheelers. Of these, 18 lakh are buses, which include a large number of mini buses and buses owned by schools and other educational institutions. Worryingly , only 1.6 lakh buses are owned by state road transport undertakings (SRTUs), which serve as the main mode of mass ro ad transport across states.
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		+	Records show that the share of buses in the total number of vehicles has decreased from 10% in 1951 to only 1% now. There is hardly any indication of this changing any time soon as two-wheelers have become the preferred replacement for public transport both in urban and rural areas.

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	Urban transport planner N Ranganathan, former head of transport planning at Delhi’s School of Planning and Architecture, said the government should not expect more than 20% of car owners to shift to public transport even if there was adequate availability and comfort.		Urban transport planner N Ranganathan, former head of transport planning at Delhi’s School of Planning and Architecture, said the government should not expect more than 20% of car owners to shift to public transport even if there was adequate availability and comfort.
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−	According to government estimates, there are 18.64 crore vehicles in the country , including two-wheelers. Of these, 18 lakh are buses, which include a large number of mini buses and buses owned by schools and other educational institutions. Worryingly , only 1.6 lakh buses are owned by state road transport undertakings (SRTUs), which serve as the main mode of mass ro ad transport across states.
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−	Records show that the share of buses in the total number of vehicles has decreased from 10% in 1951 to only 1% now. There is hardly any indication of this changing any time soon as two-wheelers have become the preferred replacement for public transport both in urban and rural areas.

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	Though faster and cheaper, trains are not preferred much by people to travel to work in major cities in the country.Mumbai tops the list of cities where people use the services to travel to work among Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. Among the four cities, Mumbai and Chennai have an efficient network of suburban trains. The 2011 Census statistics showed that among the metros, Mumbai tops the list with 24.75% workers using trains to their workplaces. This means that around 11,89,633 people prefer to use the suburban services. Delhi's trains are used by 2.94% of its work ing population. This includes people using long distance trains that come into the city to travel into the national capital for work. However, the number must have changed over the past few years because the region now has a substantial metro rail network. TNN		Though faster and cheaper, trains are not preferred much by people to travel to work in major cities in the country.Mumbai tops the list of cities where people use the services to travel to work among Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. Among the four cities, Mumbai and Chennai have an efficient network of suburban trains. The 2011 Census statistics showed that among the metros, Mumbai tops the list with 24.75% workers using trains to their workplaces. This means that around 11,89,633 people prefer to use the suburban services. Delhi's trains are used by 2.94% of its work ing population. This includes people using long distance trains that come into the city to travel into the national capital for work. However, the number must have changed over the past few years because the region now has a substantial metro rail network. TNN
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		+	==1951-2016> #1: two-wheelers; # distant 2: cars; shortage of buses==
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F09%2F08&entity=Ar00303&sk=74FB8349&mode=text Dipak Dash, India needs 30L buses for transport, has only 3 lakh, September 8, 2018: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	[[File: 1951-2016- The kinds of transport that Indians used.jpg\|1951-2016- The kinds of transport that Indians used <br/> From: [https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2018%2F09%2F08&entity=Ar00303&sk=74FB8349&mode=text Dipak Dash, India needs 30L buses for transport, has only 3 lakh, September 8, 2018: ''The Times of India'']\|frame\|500px]]
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		+	''4 Buses Per 10K People Fuels Pvt Vehicle Spurt''
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		+	The total number of buses available for transporting general passengers is less than one-tenth of the requirement, posing an enormous logistical challenge. According to government data, there are about 19 lakh buses in the country and only 2.8 lakh of them are run either by state transport undertakings or under stage carriage permits.
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		+	“We need about 30 lakh buses to meet the requirement of general passengers. The ones run by the state transport entities are also operating at sub-optimal levels. So there is a huge gap,” Union transport secretary Y S Malik said. Public transport experts said that the falling quality of service and non-availability of buses has also pushed people to own private vehicles both in urban and rural areas.
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		+	Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari said while China has about six buses for 1,000 people, India has only four buses per 10,000 people and about 90% Indians don’t own any vehicle.
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		+	''' ‘Despite metro, people will still take buses’ '''
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		+	They are dependent on shared mobility. So the answer lies in improving public transport. Private people should come forward for a model like Transport for London (TfL) here. I have urged manufacturers that apart from manufacturing buses you open an operator company. They will get business. If manufacturers like Tata, Ashok Leyland could invest and introduce a fleet of such buses, it can easily be run,” Gadkari said.
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		+	Experts in the urban transport sector said despite increasing penetration of Metro rail networks and cab services, a large chunk of people will use buses for commuting. In London, despite the intensity of rail network, about 62 lakh journeys out of the total 317 lakh per day are through buses, Shashi Verma, director of strategy and chief technology officer of TfL, said. Rail, underground (Metro) and light rail put together have about 74 lakh share of the total journey, Verma said.
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		+	Verma added that while the per-kilometre cost of running state transport buses in India is estimated around Rs 120-150 per kilometre, this can come down by half if private operators take up the task.

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