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Contribution of Public and Private Companies to Public Transport Growth

The Case of Anbessa City Bus Company

Bedilu Assefa CEO October 25,2012 Addis Ababa/Ethiopia

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Addis Ababa:-Transport Related Facts The Public Transport The Bus Services The Major Contributions The Challenges The Way Forward

Overview

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 Total area about 540km2  Population 3 Million with an annual rate of growth 2.9%  Average house hold size 5.8 persons  Expenditure on transport 9.1%  Per capita income 6857br (298Eu)  The Share

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economic activities to the city GDP 74.9 service, 24.6 industry 0.35 agriculture (Urban)

• 1. Addis Ababa Transport Related Facts

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Average trip generated daily …..3.4 Million/Person trip Modal Share is assumed as:-

• 55% Walking
• 16% Buses
• 24% Taxis
• 5% other Vehicles

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Public transport is a shared passenger transport service for use of the general public. The major public transport service providers are:- Anbessa City Bus, the mid-bus the mini-bus taxis, Except Anbessa, the other public transports are not yet formed as companies.

• 2. The Public Transport

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The Modal Share (Daily average) Of Public Transport

PT-mode Seating Capacity Fleet size Passenger Carried daily Share % Mini Bus Taxi 11 10,500 1.6 million 73% Midi Bus (Higer) 25 439 180,000 8% Anbessa Bus 100 750 420,000 19% Total

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100%

Source: Bureau’s report Note: 150 Articulated buses carry 170 each

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Currently the fleet size is 759 (300 old DAF buses & 459 new buses) The types of services

• Standard

Scheduled Service (70%)

• Feeder Service (10%)
• Special (Premium)

Service (20%) Operating hour-13 (two Shifts) Time table for the Scheduled Service

• 3. The Bus Services

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No Terminal Bus routes

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Buses Direction

1. Merkato 40 154 West-Central 2. Lagare 31 132 South-Central 3. Gergois 21 87 North 4. Megenagna 12 42 East

Four Terminals used as Origin - destination

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An Average of 1.1 million trips are made by the buses every year. About 8% of the trip connects the sub-urban commuters to the city. Daily ridership is about 400,000 Commuters Daily KM run (for the Scheduled Service) about 48,589

The Ridership

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154 154 102 102 108 108 98 98 128 128

80 80 90 90 100 100 110 110 120 120 130 130 140 140 150 150 160 160 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011

Anbessa’s 5 Years Ridership ( million )

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The Fare Structure

Distance Fare USD Area

• < 5kms.
• 5-9 kms.
• 9-12 kms
• 12-18 ‘’
• 18-21 ‘’
• 21-24 ‘’
• 24-30 ‘’
• 30-47‘’

0.06 0.08 0.11 0.14 0.19 0.22 0.26 0.43 Short distance City center ‘’ ‘’ City boundary ‘’ Suburb ‘’

Regulated by the Federal Transport Authority (FTA) Based

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distance categorized in to eight groups. Flat fare for each group Discount fare for mid- distance travelers

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Bus Commuters have spent an average of

• ver 53,977 USD to the economy in 2011.

Students and low income groups are frequent bus users and depend on the bus to Access education & work. People are connected with jobs, shopping centers, social service centers … In religious holidays alone the number of commuters is twice as much as the normal working day.

• 4. The Major Contributions

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Buses assist the efficiency of the labor market. About 19% of the service is rendered for commuters of the road constriction & Housing Projects. About 26% of the service is assigned to support the vitality of Shopping centers (Specially Merkato)

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3800 people are employed by the bus company and about 5.6 million used is spent in the economy. Knowledge transfer is enhanced in the automotive industry as a result of the bus

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About 65% of the buses are assembled in the country. Although the cost of congestion is not yet surveyed, the buses offer cost effective way to reduce congestion.

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• 5. The Major Challenges

Access to spare parts The bus-priority agenda (lanes, terminals…) The problem of congestion-the traffic management system The attitude towards the public transport The capacity of maintaining & attracting the workforce

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• 6. The way forward

 Strengthening the reform program  The introduction of new systems and technologies (Fleet management, Automatic Fare Collection, Maintenance Management)  Introduction of environment friendly buses  Capacity building programs

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