1. IR@SPA Bhopal

Browsing by Subject A study area in the city of Patna has been selected which lies in Patna Municipal Corporation. Patna is the state capital of Bihar with a population of approximately 1.6 million. The city is considered as a trading and administrative hub of northern India and it is one of the fastest-growing cities in India. However, Patna lacks an efficient Public Transport system. The bus services are poorly managed by private operators, as a result, public transport share comprises only 10% of the share of passenger trips. The application of DRT services will ensure user-friendly services and will solve the existing problems of public transport. Thus, the study focuses on the application of DRT services as complementary to fixedroute bus services and assessment of impacts of such services on public transport ridership. The applicability and wider acceptability of such service and various design strategies are some of the aspects which can be considered important for future research and study. Demand Responsive Services have been used in several developed countries like UK, Singapore and Germany but it has the potential to complement existing public transport and to solve the existing problems like traffic congestion, first and last-mile connectivity and accessibility regarding public transport in Indian cities.