MINISTRY OF ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION

Urban Transport System in Ulaanbaatar cityRegional Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable and Inclusive Transport

Development, 29 September -1 October 2014, Ahmedabad, India

Nerguibaatar Tsevegjav

Head, Road Transportation Division

MONGOLIA

MONGOLIA

•Location: land-locked country in the Central Asia•Territory: 1.5 million square kilometers•Population: 2.8 million, 1.25 million live in UB•Density: 16 persons per 1 square km•Vehicle population: 620 thousand

ULAANBAATAR- City data at Glance (as of 2013)

Area • Total Administrative Area : 4700 km2• Divided in 9 districts /including three remote districts/

Population • Population: around 1.2 Million (about 45% of total population)• Population density: 40 persons/hectare

Environment • Extremely cold climate: lowest temperature in winter -40°C• Annual average temperature: -2°C • Annual precipitation: about 250 mm • Situated at 1300m above the sea level

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Number of vehicles in public transport

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Urban public transport service provider organizations integrate and improve the capacity of firms

by enlarging and fewer small bus strategy.

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Current situation of Urban transport

Urban transportation service starts at 06:30 AM to 22:30 PM along throughapproved routes and schedules.

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The number of public transport routes

Main routes Assisting routes /microbus/ Suburban routes

The number of urban transport routes

№ Data Value

2 Number of motor vehicles 375 000

3 Number of motor vehicles

Bus 1048Trolleybus 66Microbus 885Taxi 649Total 2648

4 Roads length /paved/ 427 km

5 Public transportation routes length 4414 km

6 Average route length 31.08 km

7 No. of bus station 596

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Public transport fare

Bus 1 passenger – 500 ₮= 0.28 $

9 Trolleybus 1 passenger – 300 ₮= 0.17 $

10 Microbus 1 passenger – 500 ₮= 0.28 $

11 Taxi 1 km – 700 ₮= 0.4 $

12 Passengers per year 262 million.passengers/2013 year/

13 Passengers in a day 720.000

14 Highway, subway None

Current situation of Urban transport

Microbuses occupy bus stops leading to congestion, conductors shout loudly inviting passengers.First lane of the central road became a parking

Average Daily Passenger Volume of Peace Avenue (SL-4) West-East

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Current situation of Urban transport

passenger flow vehicles’ number

Indicator Public transport Private carsShare of vehicles on the roads 2 % 98%Share of passengers on the roads 60% 35%Road use ratio 5% 95%

Current situation of Urban transport

Rapid Increasing of Population & Vehicle ownership

42.6% of population in Mongolia are live in UB city.

63 % of Vehicles in the country were registered & run in UB city.

GDP per capita growth was 7% on average for decade

Growth rate for registered vehicles was 15 % on average for decade

Travel speed Decreased

Traffic volume has been doubled between 1998-2011 in UB.

• Average speed decreased in half in major roads.

• In 1998 it was 30-40 km/h, in 2011: 16-20 km/h

• During peak hours near city center: 5-8 km/h

Current situation of Urban transport

Inadequate Supply of Public Transport Services

Only 2 % are for public transport vehicles, 60% of residents commute by public transport.

70% of registered vehicles are over 10 years.

Inadequate public transport infrastructure & facility

Un-effective law enforcement

Lack of professional experts & efficient management

Current situation of Urban transport

Inappropriate Design for Transport Facility & Maintenance

Street parking & sidewalks are designed to hinder traffic flows.

Inadequate maintenance of transport facilities increases risks of traffic accidents & congestion

Ineffective Law Enforcement & Responsibility.

Law enforcement has been ineffective for drivers & pedestrians to comply with traffic regulation

Reasons of Air Pollution & Congestion

By the end of 2013, 375,000 vehicles registered onlyin Ulaanbaatar city.

Daily, over 180,000 vehicles travels along city roads.It is expected to reach 970,000 vehicles by 2020IN CASE IF MUNICIPALITY DOESN’TTAKE ANY of INTERVENTION in the sector.

Current situation of Urban transport

Expected road, traffic congestion by 2020

Source: UBMP study team report, 2009.

Planned Mass Transit System in Ulaanbaatar city

Multi-tranche Financing by ADB - $ 217.4 million Phase 1 = $ 59.9 million Phase 2 = $ 78.0 million Phase 3 = $ 78.0 million

Project components Package-A. BRT Line-1 Project Package-B. BRT Fleet Expansion Project Package-C. Smart Bus Project (IC-card ticketing

system, automatic bus location system)

Planned BRT project

Phase 1: BRT Infrastructure & Vehicles (34 units) Electric wires, feeder cables & substations

Phase 2: Bus deports BRT Fleet Expansion (up to 53 units)

Phase 3: Further expansion of BRT system

Planned BRT project

Километр ҮШ-1 ҮШ-2 ҮШ-3 НийтТЗА 14.00 27.90 22.60 64.50

Сайжруулах зам 7.70 - 4.60 12.30 Сайжруулах

троллейбусны дэд бүтэц

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BRT corridors

Road Infrastructure Development

Now After intervention

Concept plan for BRT corridors

Concept plan for BRT corridors

New Master Plan of Ulaanbaatar city up to 2030. /Parliament Decree #23, by February 2013/

Strategy 1. Establishing competitive public transportation system to promote public-transportation-based urban development

Strategy 2. Effective Car using Management

Strategy 3. Develop and maintain high-quality transportation infrastructure

Urban Transport Development Plan

New Master Plan of Ulaanbaatar city up to 2030.

Strategy 5. Enhance transportation environment and disaster preparedness

Strategy 6. Provide Adequate institutional arrangements to support improved urban transportation development and management

Strategy 7. Promote social awareness of urban transportation problems and issue

Urban Transport Development Plan