Delhi Metro and Bogota Transmilenio Busway: Comparison
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PHASE I |
Delhi Metro |
Bogota Transmilenio |
Bogota Compared to Delhi |
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Kilometers |
65 |
41 |
-37% |
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Total Cost (Millions) |
$2,349 |
$240 |
-90% |
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Cost per Kilometer (Millions) |
$36.1 |
$5.9 |
-84% |
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Daily Passengers |
450,000 |
800,000 |
78% |
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Cost Effectiveness Ratio: Construction Cost/Passenger |
$5,220 |
$300 |
-94% |
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Cost Compared to Transmilenio |
17.4 |
1.0 |
-94% |
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NOTES |
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It was projected that Phase I of the Delhi Metro would carry 2,180,000 passengers by 2005. The current ridership level is 80 percent below projection. |
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The Delhi Metro Corporation projects that ridership will rise to 2,617,000 daily with the completion of Phase II (a total of 185 kilometers). |
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SOURCES |
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http://www.delhimetrorail.com/ |
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http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2006/apr/03metro.htm |
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Dinesh Mohan, "Squandering Public Funds for a Handful of People," The Business Standard, October 7, 2007 |
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http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=6340 |
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To facilitate the ideal of government as the servant of the people
by identifying and implementing
strategies to achieve public purposes
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(c) 1994-2006 www.publicpurpose.com --- Wendell Cox Consultancy (Demographia) --- Permission granted to use with attribution.
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