Determination of bus route changes required for the improvement of services at the proposed Kadawatha multimodal transport hub

Perera, RAMM; Kumarage, AS; Amalan, TP

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dc.contributor.author	Perera, RAMM
dc.contributor.author	Kumarage, AS
dc.contributor.author	Amalan, TP
dc.contributor.editor	Gunaruwan, TL
dc.date.accessioned	2022-04-26T09:28:43Z
dc.date.available	2022-04-26T09:28:43Z
dc.date.issued	2017-06
dc.identifier.citation	Perera, R.A.M.M., Kumarage, A.S., & Amalan, T.P. (2017). Determination of bus route changes required for the improvement of services at the proposed Kadawatha multimodal transport hub [Extended Abstract]. In T.L. Gunaruwan (Ed.), Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2017 (pp. 161-165). Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics. https://slstl.lk/r4tli-2017/	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17710
dc.description	Multimodality is the usage of several modes during a trip. A multimodal transport hub is a location where passengers transfer from one mode to another and facilitate the following functions: • The act of changing between modes - interchange • The place where one changes between modes - interchange zone • A purpose-built facility to improve interchange quality - interchange facility [1] Kadawatha is a suburban town centre which is located 16 km away from the centre of Colombo in Gampaha District. Kadawatha city area is located in the Pahala Karagahamuna East, Pahala Karagahamuna North, Pahala Biyanwila East and Ihala Biyanwila North Grama Niladhari Divisions. Mahara Pradeshiya Sabha and Biyagama Pradeshiya Sabha are the administrative authorities of the Kadawatha town area. Ganemulla, Mahara, Kirillawala, Ranmuthugala, Dalupitiya, Karagahamuna (upper and lower), Biyanwila (upper and lower) and Kirimatiyagaraya are the smaller town centres surrounding Kadawatha. There are some major problems in the existing Kadawatha bus terminal such as poor linkage with the main town centre and inadequate luxury facilities for passengers using expressway buses. Moreover, bus services to Ganemulla and Ragama terminate before reaching the town centre, the express and other regional services operating on the Kandy Road also do not touch the terminal due to such buses not using the by-pass. Absence of direct bus connections to destinations having high passenger demand such as Wattala, Weliweriya is also a notable shortcoming.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Sri Lanka Society of Transport and Logistics	en_US
dc.relation.uri	https://slstl.lk/r4tli-2017/	en_US
dc.source	Bus route merging
dc.subject	Multimodality
dc.subject	Bus route overlapping
dc.title	Determination of bus route changes required for the improvement of services at the proposed Kadawatha multimodal transport hub	en_US
dc.type	Conference-Extended-Abstract	en_US
dc.identifier.faculty	Engineering	en_US
dc.identifier.department	Department of Transport and Logistics Management	en_US
dc.identifier.year	2017	en_US
dc.identifier.conference	2nd International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2017	en_US
dc.identifier.place	Colombo	en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos	pp. 161-165	en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding	Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Research for Transport and Logistics Industry 2017	en_US