Bus Service Improvement Plan for Battaramulla along with Location Analysis for a Transport Hub

Deteriorating quality of public transport is a major concern in Sri Lanka. This study focuses on how to improve Battaramulla, which the administrative capital Lanka, located its Western Province. division has 11,000 government workers, whom 56 percent use buses. It has, over 250,000 residents, 37 whose trips also are made by was conducted identify demand and supply characteristics area, analyse bus routes for service improvements comparatively evaluate among several sites available locate multimodal terminal. Using results an Origin-Destination study, it concluded that four new routes, if introduced, would passenger connectivity. inferred, through Multi-Criteria Analysis, considering accessibility, connectivity costs, best site centre be proposed Urban Development Authority. Since, this confined only passengers facility improvement, further research may necessary, including other parameters modes, validate outcomes recommendations.