BUS STATIONS

LIGHTING ASPECTS
• A bus depot must be equipped with electric service and distribution equipment;
interior and exterior lighting and controls; emergency lighting.
• Sufficient lighting should be provided to enable depot operators to move safely
within accessible areas, during installation and routine operations. For the event of
normal power failure, emergency lighting should be provided in critical areas.
• The normal lighting system will be fed by 415/240V AC supply, while critical
emergency lighting will be DC based in critical areas like sub-station, diesel
generator (DG) room, control room, and security cabin(s).
• Under normal operation, both emergency and standard lighting will be fed by
regular power source. On failure of the regular supply, emergency lighting will be
transferred to the emergency source until the start of the DG set within (15
seconds of power failure).
LIGHTING ASPECTS
The application area can be broadly divided into two categories: Public area and Non-Public area.
• Public areas: These can be described as area used by passengers. The public area in a bus system
are:
1. Private/Public Parking Areas and Approach Roads;
2. Entrance /Exit Area (Public assembly)
3. Circulation area
• Non-Public area: These can be described areas restricted to passengers and spaces used by staff
for operation services.
1. Signaling Room
2. Control Room
3. Store Rooms
4. Battery Rooms
Criterion for Design and Selection of Lighting Equipment

• Selection of lighting equipment will depend on the following factors:

a) Ceiling type;
b) Mounting height/Mounting possibility;
c) Application areas (for selection of IP classification);
d) Criticality of restricting glare;
e) Importance of colour rendering index (mainly for selection of lamps);
f) Use of lamps with proper colour temperature.
TYPES OF LAMPS USED IN BUS
STATIONS
• Down lighting- For directional purposes and passenger convenience
• Task lighting- Increasing illuminance to distinguish certain stops and
areas.
• Accent lighting- To highlight and easier noticeability. Also provides a
sense of safety for passengers.
• Up lighting- To illuminate stops and easier navigation.
Linear Tubular Fluorescent Lamps
• These lamps are available in different wattages, diameters,
lengths, efficacies, colour temperatures and life in burning hours.
• The increase of lamp life is highly advantageous for the metro
where daily usage of lamps is high, and relamping is disruptive
causing inconvenience to passengers.
• Taking these points into consideration, it is preferable to use
lamps with longer life in burning hours, in the range of 24 000 to
42 000 burning hours and above.
• The use of lamps with longer life causes a reduction of
maintenance cost per point, which leads to a high amount of
saving.
• They come under the category of Down lighting.
Compact FluorescentLamps(CFL)
• They are categorized under Task lighting.
• These lamps have been developed to provide a very energy
effective lighting solution.
• CFLs are a compact light source and like linear fluorescent
lamps they are available in different sizes, wattages, efficacies,
colour temperatures and life in burning hours.
• CFLs are ideal for use in, orientation, decoration, security, task
lighting and areas with relatively low lighting requirements.
Their compact size makes them very popular for use in
downlighters.
• The high wattage lamps are very useful in lighting double
height areas such as escalator areas, staircase landings.
High Pressure Sodium Vapour Lamps
• High pressure sodium lamps should be used where
efficacy and long life are more important than colour
rendering.
• Sodium lamps have the highest lamp efficacies among
all high intensity discharge lamps.
• High pressure sodium lamps give a golden white light
which gives a warm appearance and better visual acuity.
• These lamps have a universal burning position and low
sensitivity to voltage fluctuations, which make them a
very reliable choice for outdoor applications.
High Pressure Sodium Vapour Lamps
• These lamps can be used on the roads or bus
assembly areas as they provide more light and
illumination.
• Transit from bus to the bus depot can be areas
where security and safety should be
considered, hence strong lighting is a must.
• It is an example of Accent light.
Metal Halide Lamps
• Metal halide lamps should be used where lamps with
high efficacy as well as good CRI are required.
• Metal halide lamps have the highest efficacies and
lamp life after sodium type lamps. Metal halide
lamps give attractive white light, thus increasing
visibility and creating a pleasant ambiance.
• These lamps are used for Up lighting.
Metal Halide Lamps
• In the family of metal halide lamps, there is a
type with a ceramic discharge tube. These are
compact in size and are available in low
wattages.
• These can be used indoors in areas with high ceilings
and outdoors in decorative applications and for
floodlighting in pedestrian precincts.
REFERNCES
• https://pics.uvic.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/Zhang_Th
esis.pdf
• https://law.resource.org/pub/in/bis/S05/is.sp.72.2010.pdf
• https://shaktifoundation.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Bus-Depot-
Design-Guidelines.pdf
• All images referenced from Google.