Jinan
BRT, updated
27-Apr-2011
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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
Jinan
BRT
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)
Not in city centre
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
Likely, in some parts of the 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)
Reaches 3,000 on part of the E-W corridor, but < 1,500 elsewhere
Pre-board fare collection and fare veri?cation
Distinctive BRT buses
Distinctive marketing identity for system
Jinan BRT
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
subsidy needed
BRT buses paid for by operators rather than government
Low-emission vehicle technology (Euro III or higher)
Euro III buses; but fuel?
Automated fare collection and fare veri?cation system
Station size based on passenger demand
Full weather protection on all station platforms
Real-time next bus information displays
Displays present but not functioning
Signal priority or grade separation at intersections
At-level boarding and alighting
High capacity BRT buses
Also a fleet of 12m BRT buses
High-quality passenger information at stations
High-quality passenger information on buses
Audio announcements on BRT buses
Bicycle parking at BRT stations
Despite huge bicycle volumes
Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s)
Bike sharing in vicinity of BRT stations
Peak throughput (passengers/hr/direction)
:
3,300
East of Lishan Lu station, 2011.3.25, east-west, PM peak
City centre peak hour speed (km/hr)
:
14
AM & PM peak surveys 25-Mar-2011
BRT system coverage (km of 2-way roads) (1 fare)
:
56
Peak city centre buses/hr/direction
:
40
2010.12.21 and 2009.9 surveys
Average bus occupancy (peak hour & direction & point)
:
83
Operational mode
:
trunk-only
primarily trunk-only, though also has some direct-service features
Location of busway lanes
:
Centre of roadway
Lines 1 & 4 under massive new elevated roads
Stations with functioning passing lanes (%)
:
0
Longest BRT station (m)
:
54
Shortest BRT station (m)
:
35
Most station substops
:
1
Year system commenced
:
2008
Line 1 22-Apr-08, Line 2 26-Sep-08, Line 3 16-Apr-09, Line 4 27-Aug-09, Line 6 late 2009
Fleet of special BRT buses
:
165
50 18.5m Zhongtong, 55 18m Neoplan, 60 12m Neoplan
Total length of dedicated busway (km)
:
34.4
Length including mixed traffic portions (km)
:
34.4
Number of stations
:
46
Average distance between stations (m)
:
760
Number of corridors
:
4
1 east-west and 3 north-south
Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads
:
5
BRT2, BRT3, BRT4, BRT5, BRT6
Routes operating only in busway corridors
:
1
BRT1
Fare type (flat, zonal, distance-based, other)
:
flat fare
Location of bus doorways
:
Both sides
traffic is on the right
Median cash fare (yuan)
:
1
Median smart card fare (yuan)
:
0.9
A 50 yuan monthly pass for urban non-a/c buses can also be used in the BRT
BRT bus operator(s)
:
Jinan BRT Co.
Jinan BRT company is a branch of Jinan Public Transportation Co.
BRT bus cost - public funds (million yuan)
:
54.5
1.4 million for 18m Zhongtong bus, 0.8m for Neoplan 12m bus
Number of doors in BRT buses
:
3
2 in both sides of 12m buses
BRT vehicle length
:
12m, 18.5m
No. of seats in 12m BRT buses
:
29
No. of seats in 18m BRT buses
:
41
37 (extended front) and 36 seats in the Zhongtong 18m BRT buses, 41 in Neoplan
BRT vehicle fuel
:
diesel
BRT bus manufacturer
:
Zhongtong, Jinhua Neoplan
Zhongtong (Shanxi) 18.5m, Neoplan 18m, 12m
Lead international design / planning work
:
Energy Foundation
Project website
:
jnbus.net
BRT management agency
:
Jinan Public Transport Corporation