Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit
Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit (Guangzhou BRT or GBRT) is the bus rapid transit (BRT) system of the city of Guangzhou in the People's Republic of China. Its first line was put into operation on 10 February 2010. It handles approximately 1,000,000 [1] passenger trips daily with a peak passenger flow of 26,900 pphpd (second only to the TransMilenio BRT system in Bogota, Colombia).[2] In fact, this rapid transit system contains the world's longest BRT stations - around 260m including bridges - with bus volumes of 1 bus every 10 seconds or 350 per hour in a single direction. The BRT system has two new lines and two extensions planned.[3]
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Locale | Guangzhou |
Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
Number of lines | 31 |
Number of stations | 26 |
Daily ridership | 1,000,000[1] |
Website | http://www.gz-brt.cn/ |
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Began operation | 10 February 2010 |
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System length | 22.5 km (14.0 mi) |
Top speed | 21 km/h (13 mph) |
Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 广州快速公交 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 廣州快速公交 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 广州 BRT | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 廣州 BRT | ||||||
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Fleet
The BRT operates the following models of buses:
The livery of the BRT is orange with BRT written in white on the sides.
Zhongshan Dadao Bus Rapid Transit Trial Line
Zhongshan Dadao Bus Rapid Transit Trial Line (Chinese: 中山大道快速公交试验线) is the first and only line in operation of Guangzhou BRT. The line is laid out along Zhongshan Dadao, whose innermost lanes form a dedicated BRT corridor. It starts at Tianhe Sports Center in Tianhe District in the west and ends at Xiayuan in Huangpu District in the east with 26 stations. Several stations have connections to Guangzhou Metro. Same-direction transfers between buses within the BRT corridor are free.
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Tianhe Sports Center | 体育中心 | Tianhe | ||
Shipaiqiao | 石牌桥 | |||
Gangding | 岗顶 | |||
Normal University & Jinan University | 师大暨大 | |||
Huajing Xincheng | 华景新城 | |||
Shangshe | 上社 | |||
Xueyuan | 学院 | |||
Tangxiacun | 棠下村 | |||
Tangdong | 棠东 | |||
Tianlangmingju | 天朗明居 | |||
Chebei | 车陂 | |||
Dongpuzhen | 东圃镇 | |||
Huangcun | 黄村 | |||
Zhucun | 珠村 | |||
Lianxi | 莲溪 | |||
Maogang | 茅岗 | Huangpu | ||
Zhujiangcun | 珠江村 | |||
Xiasha | 下沙 | |||
Wuchong | 乌冲 | |||
Huangpu Coach Station (Shuanggang Metro Station) | 黄埔客运站(地铁双岗站) | |||
Shuanggang | 双岗 | |||
Shapu | 沙浦 | |||
Nanhai Temple | 南海神庙 | |||
Miaotou | 庙头 | |||
Nanwan | 南湾 | |||
Xiayuan | 夏园 | |||
References
- "Guangzhou's Remarkable Bus Rapid Transit System". Reuters. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- International Public Transport Conference 2010 Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Case Study of the Guangzhou BRT - Retrieved on 2010-08-05
- "Guangzhou BRT". Guangzhou BRT. Retrieved 22 October 2010.