Beijing
BRT, updated
11-Nov-2010
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Peak throughput (passengers/hr/direction)
City centre peak hour speed (km/hr)
BRT system coverage (km) (1 fare)
Peak city centre buses/hr/direction
Average bus occupancy (peak hour & direction & point)
Operational mode
System passenger-trips per day
Location of busway lanes
Stations with functioning passing lanes (%)
Year system commenced
Fleet of special BRT buses
Fleet of integrated BRT feeder buses
Total length of dedicated busway (km)
Length including mixed traffic portions (km)
Number of stations
Average distance between stations (m)
Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads
Routes operating only in busway corridors
Highest peak hour boardings at a single station
Highest full-day boardings at a single station
Station platform height (cm)
Location of bus doorways
Number of BRT terminals
Number of BRT depots
Median cash fare (yuan)
Median smart card fare (yuan)
Total planning and design costs (million yuan)
Infrastructure cost per km (million yuan)
BRT bus operator(s)
BRT bus cost - public funds (million yuan)
Number of doors in BRT buses
BRT vehicle length
No. of seats in 12m BRT buses
No. of seats in 18m BRT buses
BRT vehicle fuel
BRT bus manufacturer
Lead local design / planning work
Lead international design / planning work
Project website
BRT management agency
Segregated busways or bus-only roadways
Network of routes and corridors
Enhanced station environment (more than just a bus shelter)
High peak period operational speed (>20km/hr)
Buses operating both inside and outside the busway corridor
Majority of bus passengers in corridors carried by BRT buses
Net time saving for bus passengers in corridor
Overtaking lanes at more than half of all stations
Actual peak ridership >10,000 passengers per hr per direction
Actual peak ridership >20,000 passengers per hr per direction
Carries more people than a mixed traffic lane (~3000 pphpd)
Pre-board fare collection and fare verification
Distinctive BRT buses
Distinctive marketing identity for system
Distinctive BRT stations
Multiple stopping areas / substops
Includes BRT-only tunnels or bridges
More than one stopping position at each stop or substop
Sliding doors in BRT stations
Stations away from intersections
More than one BRT bus operator
Competitively bid operating contracts and concessions
Payment per bus-kilometre rather than per passenger
No operational subsidy from government
BRT buses paid for by operators rather than government
Independently operated and managed fare collection system
Quality control oversight from an independent entity/agency
Low-emission vehicle technology (Euro III or higher)
Automated fare collection and fare verification system
Station size based on passenger demand
Full weather protection on all station platforms
System control centre
Real-time next bus information displays
Signal priority or grade separation at intersections
At-level boarding and alighting
High capacity BRT buses
High-quality passenger information at stations
High-quality passenger information on buses
Audio announcements on BRT buses
Bicycle parking at BRT stations
Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s)
Bike sharing in vicinity of BRT stations
Wheelchair accessible stations
BRT authority responsible for planning & control of the system
Beijing
BRT
Segregated busways or bus-only roadways
Network of routes and corridors
3 lines, but no interconnections
Enhanced station environment (more than just a bus shelter)
High peak period operational speed (>20km/hr)
Not in corridors 2 and 3
Buses operating both inside and outside the busway corridor
Majority of bus passengers in corridors carried by BRT buses
Net time saving for bus passengers in corridor
Unlikely in corridor 1; not in corridors 2 or 3
Overtaking lanes at more than half of all stations
Actual peak ridership >10,000 passengers per hr per direction
Actual peak ridership >20,000 passengers per hr per direction
Carries more people than a mixed traffic lane (~3000 pphpd)
Yes in corridor 1, no in corridors 2 & 3
Pre-board fare collection and fare veri?cation
Distinctive BRT buses
Difficult to distinguish from many non-BRT articulated buses
Distinctive marketing identity for system
Beijing BRT
Distinctive BRT stations
Multiple stopping areas / substops
Includes BRT-only tunnels or bridges
Sliding doors in BRT stations
Newer stations have sliding doors
Stations away from intersections
More than one BRT bus operator
Competitively bid operating contracts and concessions
Payment per bus-kilometre rather than per passenger
No operational subsidy from government
subsidy needed
BRT buses paid for by operators rather than government
Low-emission vehicle technology (Euro III or higher)
Automated fare collection and fare veri?cation system
Station size based on passenger demand
Full weather protection on all station platforms
System control centre
Real-time next bus information displays
Signal priority or grade separation at intersections
At-level boarding and alighting
level but sometimes large gap
High capacity BRT buses
High-quality passenger information at stations
High-quality passenger information on buses
Bicycle parking at BRT stations
Despite huge bicycle volumes
Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s)
Bike sharing in vicinity of BRT stations
Wheelchair accessible stations
BRT authority responsible for planning & control of the system
Peak throughput (passengers/hr/direction)
:
3,800
South of Tiantan, N-S, PM peak, 10-Nov-10. Corridors 2&3 ~2,000, Sept. 2008
City centre peak hour speed (km/hr)
:
21
Corridor 1, 22-Jan-09, AM peak. ~17km/hr in corridor 2, ~14km/hr in corridor 3
BRT system coverage (km of 2-way roads) (1 fare)
:
54
Peak city centre buses/hr/direction
:
50
10-Nov-10, corridor 1. ~20 in corridors 2 and 3
Average bus occupancy (peak hour & direction & point)
:
76
Operational mode
:
trunk-only
System passenger-trips per day
:
120,000
corridor 1 only (2 & 3 much less)
Location of busway lanes
:
Centre of roadway
Left of service lane in corridors 2 and 3
Stations with functioning passing lanes (%)
:
0
Longest BRT station (m)
:
75
Shortest BRT station (m)
:
40
Most station substops
:
1
Year system commenced
:
2004
corridors 2 & 3 August 2008
Fleet of special BRT buses
:
87
corridor 1 only
Fleet of integrated BRT feeder buses
:
0
Total length of dedicated busway (km)
:
34.5
14/9.5/11km corridor 1/2/3; corridor 2 still under construction
Length including mixed traffic portions (km)
:
54
16km/15km/23km corridor 1/2/3
Number of stations
:
59
18/20/21 corridors 1/2/3
Average distance between stations (m)
:
940
940m/790m/1000m corridor 1/2/3
Number of corridors
:
3
Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads
:
0
Routes operating only in busway corridors
:
4
2/1/1 in corridors 1/2/3
Fare type (flat, zonal, distance-based, other)
:
flat fare
Location of bus doorways
:
Left side
Right side in corridors 2 and 3
Number of BRT terminals
:
4
Number of BRT depots
:
2
Median cash fare (yuan)
:
1
Median smart card fare (yuan)
:
0.4
0.2 for students
Total planning and design costs (million yuan)
:
6
1st corridor only
Infrastructure cost per km (million yuan)
:
40
1st corridor only. US$4.8m at Jul-04 rate
BRT bus cost - public funds (million yuan)
:
206
Initial Iveco CNG buses cost $350,000; later Neoplan diesel buses $250,000
Number of doors in BRT buses
:
3
4 in corridor 2 and 3
BRT vehicle length
:
18.5m
BRT vehicle fuel
:
diesel
Initial fleet CNG, newer buses diesel
BRT bus manufacturer
:
Jinhua Neoplan
Jinhua based in Zhejiang; older buses IVECO
Lead international design / planning work
:
Energy Foundation
BRT management agency
:
Beijing Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. (BPT)