Saturday, June 4, 2011

Colombo Bus Map v0.2.4

I love the London Tube map and thought of making a map of Colombo's bus routes using the same principle, i.e. topology over geography.


Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo_Bus_Routes
http://www.oocities.org/waidyah/SRILANKA/COLOMBO/BUSROUTEMAP.HTM

Excel file I used to draw the map:
http://chavs.000a.biz/bus4.xls

Bus routes:
  • 100 Panadura - Pettah
  • 101 Moratuwa - Pettah
  • 120 Horana/Kesbewa - Pettah
  • 141 Wellawatta - Narahenpita
  • 177 Kollupitiya - Kaduwela
  • 154 Angulana - Kiribathgoda / Bambalapitiya - Kadawatha
  • 138 Homagama/Athurugiriya/Rukmalgama/Matthegoda/Kottawa/Maharagama - Pettah
  • 122 Rathnapura/Awissawella - Pettah
  • 125 Meepe/Padukka - Pettah
  • 103 Narahenpita/Borella - Pettah
  • 175 Kollupitiya - Kohilawatta
  • 135 Kohuwala - Kelaniya
  • 140 Kollupitiya - Wellampitiya

Notes:
  • Variants may exist. A 154 might stop in Bambalapitiya, or a 103 might stop in Borella. Be aware of the stop names on the big yellow board.
  • The hollow lines follow the route of the filled lines unless otherwise specified.
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27 comments:

  1. appekkaJune 4, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    wow this is super impressive - easy to use and extremely easy on the eye! well done :D

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  2. BooJune 5, 2011 at 1:51 AM

    Really good idea, and fantastic execution!

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  3. ThameeraJune 5, 2011 at 3:49 AM

    Dude! Super cool!

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  4. MagerataJune 5, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    Man Once me and my sis tried to go by bus from Kollupitiya to Gregory's road and my cousin had pick us up from somewhere near the parliament :) Map or No Map, I will take a taxi (four wheel ones)

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  5. JanithJune 5, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Yaka - Thank you! :D Yes, visual cleanness is something I aimed for. :)

    Boo, Thameera - Thank you! :D

    Megerata - Hahaha, you seemed to have gone a "bit" too far on the 177. :D Thing is, if you take a bus (especially around Colombo 7) there will be a lot of walking involved after getting off at the halt. :)

    Thanks for the comments, guys! :D

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  6. Amila SalgadoJune 5, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Nice, Chavie!
    I take the light green route.

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  7. ClosedJune 5, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Meh this is more easy to read than any map Ive read in my life. Seriously the Gov should implement something like this.
    Really good work Chavie

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  8. JanithJune 5, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Amila - Thank you! :D Aaaah, I figured. ;) :D

    WTB - Thanks man. :D

    Thanks for the comments, guys! :D

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  9. AnonymousJune 5, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    Wow.great stuff. another non-exhaustive list if that helps in anyway
    http://ishanlk.com/Bus%20Routes%20in%20Sri%20Lanka.html

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  10. hasithapanJune 5, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    awesome bro... really useful

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  11. chanuxJune 5, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Dude this is supper cool! So much cool points for this.

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  12. LoshiniJune 5, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    woah. meticulous.. attention to detail's kinda sexay in some parts of the world you know ;) hehe.. on a more serious note tho, this cud help people who have a habit of getting on the wrong bus/ train way too often. wanna do another one for me for my town? :P

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  13. AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    interesting. hmmm

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  14. AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    awesome work dude

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  15. Jack PointJune 6, 2011 at 2:09 PM

    Very useful.

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  16. AngelJune 6, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Brilliant... although my route is not there! I lovez the colours!

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  17. JanithJune 7, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Galpotha - Thank you. That seems like an arranged version of the Wikipedia routes. :D

    Hasitha, Chanux - Thank you! :D

    Loshini - Hahaha, would love to, but I'll have to get some first hand experience with the roads. ;)

    GG - :D

    Anon, Jack Point - Thank you. :D

    Angel - Thank you! And what's your route? 144? :)

    Thanks for the comments, guys. :D

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  18. DillyJune 7, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    genius!

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  19. JanithJune 10, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    WEBM - Thanks. :D

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  20. KirigalpoththaJune 14, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    Fabulous stuff. Very neat.

    Hope v1.0 wil come with extended view. I want to see best bus routes to each place from my home at Thalawathugoda.

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  21. Penny SaysJune 15, 2011 at 3:12 AM

    this is going to be a life saver for me when i get back!!!!Thanks...

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  22. InduJune 15, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    This is awesomeness!!! :D

    Dude, one question, are you on Twitter? lol gotta love your blog!

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  23. realskullzeroJune 23, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    138 rocks!

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  24. MagerataJuly 18, 2011 at 10:25 AM

    Hey! Did you take a extended holiday :) Come back!

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  25. damithsSeptember 1, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    Ooh Chavie, Do I smell a future Road Minister in the air ?

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  26. JanithSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    Magerata - Missed you man, haven't you started a new blog yet? :/

    Damith - Hahaha xD Nah, will steer clear of that pothole. Lovely to see Flyslip back, been reading your posts! :D

    RSZ - Amen, brother! xD

    Indu - Yo! :D

    Penny - Hahaha, hey did you come down?! :D

    K - Thank you. :D Now, hopefully, to integrate this and the bus route finder! ;) :D

    Thanks for the comments, guys!

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  27. AnonymousAugust 3, 2012 at 9:22 PM

    Thanks man!

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