Integrated Transport Plan.pdf - Durban

Key aspects of the proposed system are as follows:-
� Use of the most appropriate public transport modes for service
effectiveness and cost efficiency in each part of the system.
This interprets into rail providing service in the heavy demand
north-south coastal corridor between the transport interchange
node at Bridge City in the north and a similar node at Isipingo in
the south. The implication of this strategy would be to extend
the commuter rail line from Duff’s Road Station to Bridge City a
distance of approximately three kilometres. Existing spur lines
from the north-south line into the residential areas of Umlazi in
the south and KwaMashu in the north would form a part of this
corridor.
� Relocation of road-based public transport services in direct
competition with rail in the high volume north-south coastal
corridor.
This interprets into a number of subsidised bus as well as
unsubsidised bus and taxi services being relocated or removed
from the system, in a phased process using procedures from the
City’s policy framework.
� Where appropriate, the retention/upgrading of rail supported by
integrated feeder systems, in the lower demand corridors, where
service and cost benefit analyses justify such systems.
� An attempt using a pilot project to attract ridership back onto the
Chatsworth line which is currently under-utilised but has high
potential for ridership.
� A combination of bus and taxi modes in other parts of the public
transport system with priority for these services where
appropriate.
� New or upgraded infrastructure where needed in the system.
� Support for nodal development through the integrated design of
major transport transfer-interchanges with intense land use
development at the nodes.
Proposed PT
system
Chatsworth rail
pilot
eThekwini Integrated Transport Plan
Summary Report
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Public Transport