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Main article: Bus rapid transit

This page describes the implementation of bus rapid transit in different countries, and gives operational and historical details by country, as well as giving details of confirmed plans or proposals for new BRT systems.

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[edit] Africa

[edit] Nigeria

  • Lagos State Government is building a BRT system for the Lagos Mega City Area. The first phase of the project has been completed.

[1] [2] It is expected operate on eight routes on special BRT Lanes running through the city but will expand its operation.

First phase of the Lagos BRT to run from Mile 12 through Ikorodu Road and Funsho Williams Avenue up to CMS is now in operation (officially commissioned on March 17, 2008).

It is projected that the system will carry up to 10,000 passengers per direction per hour during peak travel hours.

The LAMATA BRT corridor is about 22 kilometres in length.

Two operators, NURTW Cooperative and LAGBUS, a Lagos State Government owned Asset Management Company are contributing about 180 high capacity buses for the implementation of the first phase Mile 12 to CMS BRT Lite system.

It is the cheapest to develop in the world costing only $1.6 million/km for the 22-km route. Cost of first corridor (Mile 12 to CMS): N4.5 billion (~US$35 million). This includes elevated segregation barriers, road repairs on bus and service lanes, desilting of blocked drainage channels and provision of bus stops.

[edit] South Africa

  • City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, through the Johannesburg Road Development Agency in conjunction with the Johannesburg Roads Agency, plans to build a total of 330 km of the BRT lanes around Greater Johannesburg. The commercial name given to this system is Rea Vaya, meaning 'we are moving. The system will include routes from Nasrec to Ellis Park through Newtown; Dobsonville to Troyeville through the central business district (CBD); Lenasia to Sunninghill; Randburg to the CBD; Alexandra to Regina Mundi; Braamfontein to the CBD; and a central inner-city route.[1]

Just like most of the current transport projects, the system will be implemented into phases. Phase 1 of the estimated R2-billion project, which is now reaching the end of the operational planning phase, will run arti-culated ‘right-of-way’ buses along dedicated median bus lanes in both directions across Johannesburg by 2010, covering almost half of Johannesburg.[2]

The 120-km Phase 1 route will include 150 stations, eight terminals and six depots. Phase 1A, comprising a 40-km route with 48 stations, will be completed by April 2009, ahead of the FIFA Confederations Cup, while Phase 1B will add 86 km and 102 stations to the system ahead of the 2010 World Cup.

According to the City of Johannesburg website, one of the most important aspects of this new system is that it will be fully integrated with other transport networks. Rea Vaya will not be competing with other transport systems such as the South African Rail Commuter Corporation or the Gautrain.[3]

  • City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, also has plans to build a total of 472 km BRT infrastructure. The first phase will cost the City R1,9-billion and will be 92 km long, to be operational in time for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Tshwane's first-phase bus rapid system will run from Mapobane, past Wonderpark shopping centre on the Mabopane freeway, the inner city, Brooklyn, shopping mecca Menlyn, Faerie Glen, and on to Mamelodi.

The BRT busses will make use of dedicated median lanes (as opposed to kerbside lanes) to be developed on current road alignments, thereby minimising costs. Busses will operate at two to four minute intervals during peak periods, and seven to ten minutes during off-peak periods. The system will be operational from five in the morning to midnight. [4]

Other Cities that are in the process of implementing the BRT systems are:

[edit] Tanzania

[edit] Americas

RIT's double articulated buses servicing tube stations in downtown Curitiba, Brazil.
BRT Expresso Tiradentes in São Paulo.
A TransMilenio station and buses by the Avenida Suba in Bogotá, Colombia.

[edit] Argentina

[edit] Brazil

Main article: Bus Rapid Transit in Brazil

[edit] Colombia

  • Bogotá has opened in 2000 a successful segregated four-lane BRT system, the TransMilenio. Maximum peak-load capacity on the busiest line is 45,000 passengers per direction per hour (ppdph).[9] The system uses modular median stations that serve both directions of travel, which enable pre-paid, multiple-door, level boarding.[9] Average dwell time is 24 seconds. Trunk line termini have integrated bicycle parking (fare card opens gate to secure bike parking). Two lanes in each direction permits "Quickways" which allow local service (500- 750m apart) on the inside lane, coupled with express service (skipping 4-5 stations at a time).[10]
  • Pereira, Megabús opened August 26.
  • Barranquilla, Barranquilla's Transmetro opened in 2010.
  • Bucaramanga, Metrolinea opened in 2010.
  • Cali, Masivo Integrado de Occidente (MIO) opened 2009 and is followed by 2 other similar systems which will be inaugurated soon (Medellín, Cartagena).
  • Medellín, Metroplús opened in 2011.

[edit] Ecuador

[edit] Guatemala

  • Guatemala City: Transmetro Has 2 lines. 32 Stations. First Line opened February 3, 2007; Crosses Avenue Aguilar Batres, from Villa Nueva to Guatemala City. The Second Line started operation on August 12, 2010; Crosses 6th and 7th Avenues on a One-Way-Per-Avenue Scheme. There is a planned 3rd Line in Calle Martí.

[edit] Mexico

Metrobús on its way by Avenida de los Insurgentes crossing Paseo de la Reforma, in Mexico City.
The Quito trolleybus system has lines running on exclusive BRT lanes with underpass crossings.
  • Leon : is the first BRT system in Mexico even if some dedicated bus lanes exist in some of the biggest cities.
  • Mexico City: Metrobús was officially opened to the public on 19 June 2005. The first line covers a distance of some 20 kilometres, running in a dedicated bus-lane built against the central reservation of Avenida de los Insurgentes. Avenida Insurgentes is the city's main north-to-south arterial route, constitutes a section of the Pan-American Highway, and is reputed to be the longest urban avenue in the world.
  • Guadalajara: the first BRT line was inaugurated in March 2009. It is called Macrobus and has 27 stations along 16 Kilometers.

[edit] Peru

  • Lima: El Metropolitano is the first mass transit system implemented in Peru in decades. It currently has one line, from the northern district of Independencia to the southern district of Chorrillos. It uses thoroughfares such as Av. Paseo de la Republica, Av. Alfonso Ugarte and Av. Tupac Amaru. A second line is projected in order to have an East-West corridor.

[edit] United States

See List of Bus Rapid Transit systems in the US

Before it even had the name, Bus Rapid Transit first got major backing in the United States with the rise of federal funding for urban mass transportation during the 1960s. The first exclusive busway in the United States was the El Monte Busway, an exclusive bus lane between El Monte and Los Angeles, California. It opened in 1973. Today, American BRT initiatives receive a great deal of support from the Federal Transit Administration. Planned BRT lines are now eligible to be included in the FTA's New Starts program, which was formerly reserved only for rail projects.

That notwithstanding, the FTA, in announcing its New Starts for 2005, has rated the New Britain-Hartford Busway (Connecticut) "Recommended" but Phase III of the MBTA's Silver Line BRT project "Not Recommended" based on "MBTA's unreasonable operating cost assumptions." This implies that BRT will be subject to the same scrutiny as rail projects, though (also as with rail projects) the FTA will work with the localities to see if projects can be brought into compliance with requirements.

Running systems:

Planned systems:

  • Greater Seattle Area, WA - King County Metro's RapidRide B (October 2011),[14] C (fourth quarter 2011), D (2012), E (2013), and F (2013) Lines.[15]
  • San Bernardino, CA - Omnitrans - sbX (E Street) will begin construction in summer 2011, with revenue service estimated to begin in early 2014.[16]
  • Grand Rapids, MI- Rapid Silver Line is slated for construction in 2014 and run along Division avenue.[17]

[edit] Venezuela

[edit] Canada

[edit] BRT operating systems
  • Brampton, Ontario (Züm): It implements the pay-on-board system, similar to its local Brampton Transit counterpart.
    • Züm Queen: Contains queue jump lanes at most intersections within Brampton. However, there are no transit priority measures once the bus enters York Region other than using Highway 407, which is only used by the 501A branch.
    • Züm Main: Does not contain any form of transit priority for the entire corridor other than a transit priority signal at the intersection of Rathburn Road and City Centre Drive in Mississauga. The Shoppers World Terminal will be moved to prevent a short detour. The majority of the route will be cut off once the Hurontario-Main Street LRT operates.
    • Züm Steeles will be launched in fall 2012, while Züm Bovaird will be launched two years afterwards.[18]
  • Calgary, Alberta (Calgary Transit): It currently contains four routes spread across the city to connect destinations such as the city centre and Calgary International Airport. Some of these routes are being operated as a precursor to light rail transit. Its first BRT route became overwhelmingly successful that it was converted to LRT.
  • Kelowna, British Columbia (RapidBus): It is a bus route that connects Queensway Exchange in downtown Kelowna and the University of British Columbia Okanagan.
  • Halifax, Nova Scotia (MetroLink): It currently operates three routes, designed to link the communities of Portland Hills, Woodside, and Sackville to downtown Halifax. Fares are set higher compared to the conventional Metro Transit.
  • Montreal, Quebec (STM BRT): The only route in this system, STM Route 505 Pie-IX, uses traffic light control as a transit priority measure.
  • Ottawa, Ontario (OC Transpo): It operates one of the largest BRT systems in North America, with over 200,000 daily riders on the Ottawa Transitway, achieving peak capacities of 10,000 passengers per hour per direction. Most sections of the Transitway have a speed limit of 70–90 km/h (43–56 mph) between stations, and 50 km/h (31 mph) in the station areas. Many routes converge to the transitway to provide very frequent service.
  • Quebec City, Quebec (Métrobus): It contains four BRT routes that are spread across the city: routes 800, 801, 802 and 803.
  • Saint John, New Brunswick (ComeX): Short form for "Community Express". There are three routes in this system designed to link the communities of Grand Bay-Westfield, Rothesay, Quispamsis, and Hampton to Uptown Saint John. The fare is set higher compared to the conventional Saint John Transit.
  • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (DART): Short term for "Direct Access Rapid Transit". There are four routes that connect downtown Saksatoon, Confederation Mall, The Centre, the University of Saskatchewan, The Mall at Lawson Heights, University Heights Suburban Centre, and SIAST Kelsey Campus. All these routes end as loops in residential areas.
  • Toronto, Ontario (Toronto Transit Commission): It operates one BRT route, the 196 York University Rocket, on the York University Busway. Though it has been successful, the TTC plans to replace it with a subway extension.[19]
  • Vancouver, British Columbia (TransLink): It operates two BRT lines, the 97 B-Line, and 99 B-Line. Both have been successful, but Vancouver estimates its Skytrain costs about 75 cents per ride compared to $1.04 to $2.22 on its BRT routes. As a result, Vancouver plans to convert all three to light rail or light rapid transit as funding permits. One former BRT route, 98 B-Line, was replaced by a rapid transit line, the Canada Line, in 2009.
  • Waterloo Region, Ontario (iXpress): Contains two routes, one of which, Route 200 , will be converted to LRT service sometime in the future. More routes are being rolled out in the next half-decade to build ridership for LRT service. However, Route 200 will stay in Cambridge until the ridership is high enough to justify an LRT.[20]
  • York Region, Ontario (Viva): It has commenced service since 2005. In response to escalating congestion on the region's roads, York Region's transit plan included a provision for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system along the Yonge Street and Highway 7 arterial corridors.[21] Currently, most of the system does not contain any form of transit priority measures other than an honor system of fare payment. However, construction is currently underway on dedicated busways, and the first segment opened on March 6, 2011.[22]

Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, Canada's largest cities, also have metros and commuter rail systems in addition to BRT. Calgary, Ottawa, other large Canadian cities, have LRT systems in addition to BRT systems. Toronto also operates the largest remaining streetcar system in North America. As of 2007 the Calgary C-Train and Vancouver SkyTrain are carrying more riders than the Ottawa BRT system, with more capacity for growth, and users in these cities have shown a definite preference for LRT or Metro due to its more comfortable ride, speed and frequency of service. They operate BRT routes to build ridership to high enough levels to justify converting them to LRT. Ottawa's system was designed so that it could be converted to light rail when the city's population hit 1 million, although this has not yet happened.

[edit] BRT systems being planned and under construction
  • Durham Region, Ontario (DRT Pulse): This system will be composed of only one route, which will run along Highway 2. Transit priority will be implemented at key intersections, while dedicated curbside bus lanes will be built beside dedicated bike lanes.
  • Gatineau, Quebec (STO Rapibus): This system will stretch along the southern and eastern parts of the city. The transitway will use the current existing railway right-of-way for BRT service in order to provide express services to Ottawa.
  • Mississauga, Ontario (MiExpress and GO Transit): This system has been studied since 1970, and was originally planned to connect to the then-proposed Eglinton West subway and the currently operating Bloor-Danforth subway to the east, and to Oakville in the west. It will operate similarly to Ottawa's, with grade-separated lanes crossing the city, and dedicated lanes along the downtown area. There are 15 stations proposed, with 12 to be constructed in the first phase. Three routes (107, 109, and 110) have already been launched as a precursor to the future BRT service in late 2012. The transitway is currently under construction. Dedicated bus lanes were proposed along Rathburn Road as part of the federal stimulus program, but the project was deferred until the construction of Hurontario-Main Street LRT. Once the BRT routes branch out from the transitway, they will run along mixed traffic without transit priority.
  • Winnipeg, Manitoba (Winnipeg RT): Winnipeg's BRT system will operate similarly to Ottawa's, operating along dedicated lanes outside of the downtown core, while operating on HOV lanes within it. Express routes using the future transitway have not been launched yet. The first phase connects the downtown with Fort Rouge. It will be eventually extended to Bison.[23] Current mayor Sam Katz has been a long-term proponent of LRT. When he took office, the planning for BRT had already been started, with funding commitments from the provincial and federal governments. Construction of the BRT infrastructure is underway. However, a new planning document has favoured LRT using streetcars. The stated reason for this choice is that more people would use LRT than BRT.

[edit] Operating and maintenance costs

It is difficult to find operating and maintenance costs for Ottawa, but Calgary and Vancouver indicate that at high passenger volumes, their per-passenger LRT operating costs are much lower than their BRT costs. BRT requires one driver per bus (40 to 60 passengers), while the Calgary C-Train operates with one driver per 600-passenger train, and the Vancouver Skytrain is fully automated with no drivers at all. As a result of the oil price increases since 2003 and the low cost of electricity in Western Canada, diesel fuel costs about three times as much as electric power. Both Calgary and Vancouver get their power from non-polluting sources - the Calgary C-Train gets all its electricity from wind generators, while Vancouver is supplied by hydro-electric power.[citation needed]

[edit] Benefit analysis

A study [24] of the 98 B-Line BRT in Vancouver, British Columbia, conducted by TransLink, Transport Canada and the IBI Group confirmed many benefits of that BRT system including increased ridership, reduced vehicle emissions, improved reliability, improved customer satisfaction. Analysis of the transit supportive signal timing and the transit signal priority system that supports the service confirmed a slight improvement in travel times and reliability for all vehicles in the corridor with negligible impact to traffic crossing the corridor.

Note that Canadian statistics are not necessarily comparable to other countries. Canadian cities have transit riderships two or three times that of comparable United States cities, while their subsidies from national governments are much lower than United States or European cities. As a result, they have to recover most of their operating costs out of the fare box.[citation needed]

[edit] Asia

[edit] China

Further information: Transport in the People's Republic of China, Rapid transit in the People's Republic of China#Bus systems (BRT), and Transport in Yunnan
Beijing BRT Line 1. Note the doors on the left-hand side of the bus -- the BRT line uses central island platforms for most of its route.

Kunming developed China's first BRT system starting in 1999.[25] There are also systems operating in Beijing (2005 with 3 routes over 34.5 km, 60 stations and 4 terminals), Shanghai (2005), Guangzhou (2010) (1 route 22.5 km with 26 stations), Hangzhou (2006 with 2 routes over 18.8 km, 50 stations), Chongqing (2007 with 1 route over 6 km, 9 stations and 1 terminal), Dalian (2007), and Xiamen (1 route on 38.2 with 31 stations). As of 2008 there are half-a-dozen BRT systems in different stages of implementation.

Hong Kong

In Hong Kong bus lanes and bus-only roads are designated extensively. Some roads, including Des Vœux Road Central, Caine Road (westbound), King's Road (eastbound) are open only to buses and minibuses. Bus routes serving on these roads do not compete with other vehicles for road space.

[edit] India

Ahmedabad BRTS at night
Delhi BRTS

India currently has a number of operational BRT systems and many more under construction

Existing BRT Systems with segregated lanes

Existing BRT Systems without segregated lanes

  • Mumbai: currently uses King-Long, Mercedes and Tata buses
  • Indore: currently uses Tata buses

BRT Systems Under construction

  • Rajkot: Under construction
  • Surat: Under construction, due 2012;


BRT systems exist in Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Delhi with segregated lane. And exist in Indore, Mumbai where they run on normal roads. But these buses are high capacity and thus government has characterised them as BRTs.

[edit] Indonesia

  • Jakarta the TransJakarta busway system began operation in 2004 and, as the beginning of 2011, there are 10 corridors has been operated.
  • Jogjakarta Trans Jogja become the second city in Indonesia which complemented bus rapid transit. currently has 6 line running using number and letter as mark. e.g.:line 2A,3B.
  • Palembang. The city of palembang recently opened the city transport system,called Trans Musi. the bus using designated shelter and colorfull buses.
  • Pekanbaru made TMP or Trans Metro Pekanbaru using yellow-coloured bus and LED coverage indicator for route marker, currently has 2 lines or corridor running and planned to open another 2 on 2012 using designated shelter but not on private bus lane.
  • Bali, Trans Sarbagita (Denpasar-Badung-Gianyar-Tabanan), the local authority granted a Rp.4,000 ($0.47) subsidy per passenger.[26] August 2011, the first Trans Sarbagita has run from Batubulan, Gianyar to Nusa Dua v.v. with ticket of Rp.3,500 ($0.40) for adults and Rp.2,500 ($0.30) for students. Four of the bus seats are reserved for the disabled, senior citizens and women with babies.[27]
  • Bandung recently opened TMB or Trans Metro Bandung, currently has 1 line operating
  • Semarang with Trans Semarang
  • In 2011, there are plans to build Bus Rapid Transit in Makassar, Padang and Surabaya.[28]
  • Trans Medan busway is expected to have 7 corridors started in 2012.[29]

[edit] Iran

Tehran Bus Rapid Transit was officially inaugurated on January 14, 2008. Tehran has 4 BRT line.

  • Azadi sq. to Tehranpars (Jan. 2008)
  • Azadi Terminal to Khavaran Terminal
  • Elm-O-Sanat Terminal to Khavaran Terminal (Feb. 2009)
  • From Railway station that is located in southern part of Tehran to Tajrish that is located in northern part of Tehran. The length of this line is about 18 km.

The total length of BRT in Tehran is about 100 km that will be increased to 300 km in future.

[edit] Israel

[edit] Jordan

According to Greater Amman Municipality, The construction of the first phase BRT in Amman had started last Friday June 25, 2010 starting phase 1 and it will be completed at 2012. This is according to the GAM master plan for phase 1. BRT Phase 1: Routes Route 1: (15.46 km ) Mahatta to Sweileh Route 2: (6.79 km ) Muhajireen to Sports City Route 3: (7.88 km) Mahatta to Customs Square

[edit] Thailand

Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, has been working on a BRT system for the past few years. The first route starts from Sathon running along Narathiwat Ratchanakharin Rd., then turns right at Rama III Rd., crossing the Chao Phraya River at Rama III Bridge and follows Ratchadaphisek Rd. before turning right at Ratchahruek Rd at the end of its route. At the Sathon-Narathiwat Ratchanakharin interestion, there is a walkway connecting BRT Sathon with BTS Chong Nonsi station. The Bangkok BRT started operating on 15 May 2010 on a free-trial basis.

[edit] Europe

[edit] Finland

  • Helsinki : Bus lanes were constructed in 1970s for all main entrance roads for the center and they are continuously built more. "Jokeri-linja" called bus system with special busway stretches is made to make Helsinki public transport quality better. It serves traffic between suburbs as a ring line. It is planned to be changed to light rail.

[edit] France

In service:

  • Creteil : "TVM" operated by RATP is a tangential BRT linking southern Paris suburbs. It was the second BRT implemented in France in the 80s even though, in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, for political reasons, there's still no right of way through this conservative city,
  • Évry, one of the new towns built in the southern part of suburban Paris was probably the first Busway implemented in France in the late '70s . Still operating, it was completely segregated from other traffic in the central area by being elevated. Moreover this system is still operated with conventional buses and articulated buses and not branded. Also, ticketing is sold into the bus or in specific places but not at the stations.
  • Nancy (260,000 Inh. served by CGFTE a Veolia Transport subsidiary) has got a kind of BRT system called TVR extending along 11 km which 7 km are dedicated. As it is run by TVR, a kind of articulated buses, there's a controversy to design it as a LRT or BRT sustem. Two more routes are planned probably not using the TVR as previously planned and with parts not segregated from traffic.
  • Nantes (about 600,000 Inh. in the built up area), was the second city to implemnt a BRT called BusWay at the end of December 2006 extending on 5 km with several P+R and a bus every 5 mn at peak. It is operated by specific branded articulated buses and ticketing machines are located at each station. The patronage was averaging 19,000 per day by December 2006.
  • Rouen (about 400,000 Inh. in the built up area) with TEOR was the first real BRT system implemented in France in the late 90's and is still in extension in 2007 with new dedicated lanes in central city and partial dedicated lanes in the suburbs. It's made of 3 routes (70% bus only) and more than 15 km expecting transporting more than 53 000 persons a day in 2007.

Under construction or planned:

  • Amiens : This city has been planning BRT routes for quite 10 years and has just built 2 km dedicated lanes eventually usable by a future partially BRT route 3. Two others routes are still at the planning stage with a great political concern for avoiding serving the CBD because of anti public transit shopping tenders lobbying,
  • Douai (156 000 Inh. served by transit system) is also building a BRT system based on the "Phileas" already used in Eindhoven. 3 routes are planned even though it's not totally clear if "Phileas" is going to equip all the routes,
  • Grenoble : A project is underway to transform route 1, a quite totally segregated traditional bus route into a Busway, the Transdev BRT brand as in Nantes route 4.
  • Nice (500,000 Inh. served by "Ligne d'azur", a Veolia Transport subsidiary') partially in operation on an East/West axis but where most of the route is unlinked, which is very confusing for passengers. It will eventually be transformed on LRT 2 (Public inquiry underway) within several years with, maybe a new way allowing linking both directions in the same road.

[edit] Belgium

  • Liege in Belgium also has a busway, which was featured on a video made by the UK Transport Research Lab. [3].

[edit] Germany

  • Essen: Guided busses use a busway in the middle of a motorway. Formerly, these guided buses also operated the tram tunnel using dual-mode busses which got their power from overhead wires in the tunnel. Due to technical problems and to avoid congestion of the tram route, service in the tunnel was abandoned.

[edit] Ireland

Proposed:

[edit] Netherlands

  • Almere : City bus system based on dedicated lanes allowing buses to get to each central part of each quarter, cars having to bypass them,
  • Eindhoven implemented a BRT system using the "Phileas" system and exclusive bus lanes,
  • Schiphol : The tangential Zuidtangent-route linking the city of Haarlem and the southern part of Amsterdam outer suburbs to the airport has been successfully implemented with a quite continuous right of way.

[edit] Spain

  • RetBus, Barcelona: implementation of three lines scheduled for 2011. The Ajuntament de Barcelona (ADB) is considering applying the Volvo Center’s new concept of “moving cocoon”.[31]

[edit] Sweden

  • Stockholm has four bus lines, named 1-4, with high regularity 5–10 minutes, and higher priority than other buses. The buses are blue painted while normal buses are red. The routes try to avoid congestion with cars.
  • Gothenburg has four bus lines, named 16-19, with high regularity, about 3 – 10 minutes. The buses are marked on the tram map, not the bus map, and has some rules in common with trams, like all door available for entrance. The routes usually share right of way with trams or having their own busway, and generally try to avoid congestion with cars.
  • Malmö has eight lines, named 1-8, with the regularity of about 7–8 minutes on weekdays.
  • Linköping has three lines, named 1-3, with regularity of about 10 minutes in rush hours.
  • Jönköping has three lines, named 1-3, with the regularity of about 10 minutes most of the day.
  • Gävle has three lines, named 1-3, with the regularity of 10–15 minutes.

[edit] Turkey

  • Istanbul Metrobus (Turkish: Metrobüs) is the name of the bus rapid transit (BRT) system implemented and operated in İstanbul, Turkey.

[edit] United Kingdom

Main article: List of guided busways and BRT systems in the United Kingdom

[edit] Oceania

The O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide, South Australia is the longest, fastest and most heavily patronised guided busway.

[edit] Australia

Australia has 3 BRTs in place, albeit either short or to service a particular road corridor where it is not practical to build a freeway, tunnel or motorway.

  • Brisbane, Queensland in particular has placed an emphasis on heavy investment in public transport infrastructure with a mix of electric suburban train extensions to the outer suburbs and the Gold Coast and the creation of a dedicated system of grade-separated busways, stretching across heavily used inner-city and suburban corridors. By 2012 it is expected that five planned busways will be completed, linked through an underground hub in the CBD.

The first busway to be built, the South-East Busway, was opened in 2001. It now carries over 16,000 passengers in the peak hour, and over 150,000 passengers per day.

Sydney has a T-way.

Generally, investment in BRTs is covered by state government transport agencies, rather than by corporations, since most major public transport services in the country are owned and operated by the same departments.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=119725
  2. ^ BRT offers celebratory free rides on opening day M&G
  3. ^ http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/3043/266/
  4. ^ http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=114600
  5. ^ http://www.pmg.org.za/report/20080805-host-cities-2009-confederations-cup-city-mangaung-vodacomd-park-city-
  6. ^ Dar Rapid Transit Agency
  7. ^ http://www.plandemovilidad.gob.ar/metrobus.php?seccion=3
  8. ^ http://www.larazon.com.ar/ciudad/Metrobus-presentan-obras-habilitan-paradas_0_214800012.html
  9. ^ a b Insititute for Transportation and Development Policy, Appendix 1 System Comparisons, BRT Planning Guide
  10. ^ FTA_ Commisioned report, Advanced Network Planning for Bus Rapid Transit The Quickway Model as a Modal Alternative to "Light Rail Lite"
  11. ^ http://www.vta.org/schedules/SC_522.html
  12. ^ http://metro.kingcounty.gov/travel-options/bus/rapidride/a-line/
  13. ^ http://www.ridewta.com/node/14
  14. ^ http://metro.kingcounty.gov/travel-options/bus/rapidride/b-line/
  15. ^ http://www.kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/metrotransit/rapidride.aspx
  16. ^ http://www.estreet-sbx.com/docManager/1000000450/sbx%20Winter2011%20FINAL.pdf
  17. ^ http://www.ridetherapid.org
  18. ^ http://www.brampton.ca/en/residents/transit/zum/Pages/Planning.aspx
  19. ^ "Spadina Subway Extension"http://www3.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Projects_and_initiatives/Spadina_subway_extension/Overview.jsp.
  20. ^ http://www.grt.ca/web/transit.nsf/5f22897663adffc585256e5a005c53df/b87230fe20d8ed5b85256f4e005adad2!OpenDocument
  21. ^ "Viva Rapid Transit Construction Underway."http://www.vivanext.com/391, December 14, 2009.
  22. ^ "Viva buses operate along new Enterprise rapidway, starting March 6" http://transit.toronto.on.ca/archives/weblog/2011/03/04-viva_buses.shtml.
  23. ^ http://myride.winnipegtransit.com/en/rapid-transit/what-is-bus-rapid-transit-brt/
  24. ^ http://www.translink.bc.ca/files/polls_surveys/b_line/98B-LineBRT_EvalStudy.pdf
  25. ^ http://www.itdp.org/index.php/projects/update/a_new_generation_of_bus_rapid_transit_systems_open_in_china/
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