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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
11/6/2012 Addis Ababa/Ethiopia
Addis Ababa:-Transport Related Facts
The Public Transport
The Bus Services
The Major Contributions
The Challenges
The Way Forward
Overview
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11/6/2012 Addis Ababa/Ethiopia
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 of 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
Continued…..
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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 - - 2.2 million 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
No. of
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
102
108
98
128
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
160
2007 2008 2009 2010 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 on 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
over 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)
Continued…..
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Continued….. 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
operation.
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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