CASE STUDY – ISBT sector 17 chandigarh

site location AND INTRODUCTION

CONNECTIVITY DETAILED COMPONENTS –
MAIN STRUCTURE SOMEWHAT
CENTRALLY LOCATED IN THE MAIN
BUILDING WITH CENTRAL WAITING
HALL, ALL PASSENGERS AND STAFF
FACILITIES ARE LOCATED AROUND
IT.
IT IS COLUMN AND BEAM STRUCTURE
WITH SQUARE GRIDS OF 17’3” X 17’3”.
FAÇADE IS OF EXPOSE BRICKWORK.
ALONG THE N- W SIDE, THE BUILDING
IS IN THREE LEVELS

ISBT - SECTOR 17 IT IS LOCATED WITHIN 2-3 MILES FROM

THE BUS TERMINAL WAS DEVELOPED TO SERVE THE RAILWAY STATION. SITE IS AT THE
AS THE PRIMARY TRANSPORT NODE FOR CROSSING OF V3 ROADS. ALONG
CHANDIGARH CITY, THERE ARE FOUR SECTORS, THESE
ARE19, 18,16 & 22. SITE HAS BEEN
SECOND ISBT SEC 43 TO MEET THE GROWING
APPROACHED BY TWO MAJOR,
DEMAND 1500 FLEET OF BUSES COMING FROM
HIGHWAYS NH-21 TO RUPNAGAR AND
OUT STATION
NH-22 TO SHIMLA.
OPERATOR CHANDIGARH
TRANSPORT
UNDERTAKING
ARCHITECT ADITYAPRAKASH
COMPLETED IN 1957
TOTALAREA OF THE 10 ACRES
SITE
BUILDING STRUCTURE MAX.G+1
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DESIGNPRINCIPLES- • OPEN COURTYARD HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR LIGHT
• ENTRY AND EXIT OF THE INTERSTATE BUSES AND VENTILATION OF BUILDING. Bus Traffic at ISBT Kashmere Gate

ARE PROVIDED EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE • THE SITTING CAPACITY FOR THE PASSENGER IS
BUS LANE. INSUFFICIENT
• SEPARATE PARKING LOTS FOR-CITY
CIRCULATION OF BUSES
BUSES,PRIVATE VEHICLES,AUTO
RICKSHAW,TAXI CYCLE, RICKSHAW
• THE LIGHT AND VENTILATION IS QUITE
BUS BAYS
GOOD IN THE BUILDING EXCEPT THE
TOILET WHERE VENTILATION IS PROVIDED
BUT DIRECT SUNLIGHT DOES NOT ENTER.

• SEPARATE ENTRIES FOR THE INTER

CITY BUSES.
• CONCEPT OF CORRIDOR
PLANNING.
• PLAY OF LIGHT WITH THE USE OF ROOFS D-BOARDING PLATFORM
AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. SOW TOOTH
LOADING PLATFORMS.
• SCOPE FOR FUTURE EXPANSION.

CATERING TO PASSANGER TRAFFICE FROM

CHANDIGARH, DELHI ANDHARYANA LOCAL BUS STAND

1.5LKH 3.5LKH 5LKH 8.5 LKH

ISBTSEC17 SECOND INCREASE BEYOND ISBT
LOCAL BUS
ENTRY/ EXIT INTER STATE BUS INTER STATE PHASE EXPECTION SEC 43
ENTRY BUS EXIT

SITE SHOWING THE ENTRY AND • IT CATERS TO A DAILY OF 3456 BUSES AND HANDLES
EXIT BUSES FROM 5 STATES & IUT(CHANDIGARH).
PARKING

PARKING DEMAND
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FLOOR PLANS GROUND FLOOR - WAITING HALL, CANTEEN, LOADING BAYS, TICKET COUNTER, TOILET, FOOD, AND
BOOKSTALL, ENQUIRY OFFICE
CLOAK ROOM ETC.
FIRSTFLOOR – RAILWAY BOOKING OFFICE, POST OFFICE, POLICE POST, STATION SUPERVISOR ROOM,
TOURIST INFORMATIONOFFICE,
RESTAURANT, TOURIST REST ROOM, TOURISM OFFICE OF CHANDIGARH ETC. HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
LOADING PLATFORM
A TOTAL NO OF 53 LOADING BAYS
THE LOADING BAYS ARE STRAIGHT SAW TOOTH TYPE 12’6” WIDE AND 4”
HIGH. COVERED PLATFORM, MANY OF BUS STOPPERS
SOMETIMES DURING PEAK HOURS, 2- 3 BUSES STAND ON A SINGLE BAY THUS CREATE CONGESTION
UNLOADING PLATFORM
NEAR THE ENTRY POINT DUE TO LACK OF COVERED PLATFORM, ITS UNDERSELL DURING SUMMER AND
GROUND FLOOR
RAINY SEASON
IDEAL PARKING
A TOTAL NO OF 71 BUS PARKING, BAYS ARE PROVIDED OF WHICH 7 ARE PROVIDED OF WHICH
FOR LONG TERM PARKING IDEAL PARKING IS PROVIDED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE LOADING
PLATFORM
PARKING FOR LOCAL CONVEYANCE BACK SIDE OF TERMINUS, FROM WHERE THE PEOPLE
ENTER THE TERMINAL. 500 SCOOTER & 25- 30 CARS
A LARGE SPACE IN THE BASEMENT IS ALSO PROVIDED ADJACENT TO THE OPEN PARKING FOR
PRIVATE VEHICLES ITHAS A CAPACITY OF 500 SCOOTER & 1500 CYCLES ONLY
LIGHT IS THE MAIN PROBLEM IN THE BASEMENT AS SKYLIGHTS PROVIDED ARE INSUFFICIENT AND ACTS AS
VENTILATOR ONLY.
SUBWAY-THE PEDESTRIAN FROM THE SECTOR 22 SIDE GO BY THE UNDERGROUND SUBWAY TO REACH THE
TERMINUS.

FIRST FLOOR

1. CLOAK ROOM 6. LADIES WAITING

2. TICKET ROOM 7. REST ROOM
3. RESTAURANT 8. POST OFFICE
4. SHOP 9. RAILWAY RESERVATION
5. GENTS WASHROOM