The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) BRT corridor is about 22 kilometres long.[2] Two operators, NURTW Cooperative and the state-owned Lagos BRT, contributed about 180 high-capacity buses to the first phase. It is the world's most economical BRT, costing $1.6 million per km for the 22-km route.[citation needed]
The Nigerian government is building a BRT system for the Lagos Metropolitan Area, and the project's first phase has been completed.[3] The first phase, from mile 12 through Ikorodu Road and Funsho Williams Avenue to CMS.
The first phase cost N4.5 billion (about US$35 million) and included elevated segregation barriers, road repairs on bus and service lanes, de-silting of blocked drainage channels, and bus stops.
The Dakar, ongoing construction since 2019, delivery planned by the end of 2023. It will work together with the Train Express Regional Dakar-AIBD to improve the public transportation system around and in Dakar.
The City of Cape Town, MyCiTi system began operations in May 2010, just before the World Cup. Its first service was a shuttle from the airport to the central business district. The initial Phase 1A trunk and feeder services began operation in May 2011. The remaining Phase 1A construction was completed in 2014, and phase 1B construction was completed in 2015.[5]
The City of Johannesburg, Rea Vaya ("We're moving") line opened its first phase (phase 1A) to the public on 30 August 2009, and BRT expansion is under construction; stations and roadworks are mainly completed or are in the final stages. The system was partially opened for the 2010 World Cup, with the full system linking most of Johannesburg from Soweto in the south to beyond Sandton in the north. Buses include those able to use the BRT stations and general bus stops, to be feeders for the network; others are articulated, and can only use BRT stations.[6][7]
In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.
The 120-km Phase 1 route includes 150 stations, eight terminals, and six depots. Phase 1A, consisting of a 40-km route with 48 stations, was completed in April 2009 (before the FIFA Confederations Cup); Phase 1B added 86 km and 102 stations to the system before the 2010 World Cup. According to the city's website, the system is fully integrated with other transport networks. Rea Vaya will not compete with other transport systems, such as the South African Rail Commuter Corporation or the Gautrain.[9]
The Nelson Mandela Bay: A BRT system was implemented by Libhongolethu IPTS in the city for the 2010 World Cup.[12] Bus lanes have been built through the city, with buses built by Marcopolo.
The City of Tshwane, Construction began in July 2012,[14] and the system was to be operational by A Re Yeng BRT bus from five in the morning to midnight.[15]
The Construction of the first phase was completed in December 2015 at a total cost of €134 million funded by the African Development Bank, World Bank and the Government of Tanzania.[19]
Beijing BRT Line 1; the doors are on the left side because the line uses center-island platforms on most of its route.
Xiamen BRT
More than 30 projects are being implemented or studied in China's large cities. In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction. Kunming developed the country's first BRT system in 1999.[20]
Government-designated BRT systems (BRTS) with segregated lanes:[41] India is rapidly building new BRTS systems around the country. Several systems are operational while many are under construction and are also proposed.
In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.
TransJakarta is the longest BRT network in the world (251.2 km),[42] carries more than 1 million passengers daily[43] with a fleet of over 3,900 buses. Despite being branded as BRT systems, practically all bus networks in Indonesia except for TransJakarta does not have right of way.[44]
Amman Bus Rapid Transit began operation partially in 2021. Phase one has three routes: Route 98, Route 99, and Route 100. Phase two is expected to begin operation in 2022.
Malaysia's first BRT system, is 5.4 km long and connects major areas of Bandar Sunway on a dedicated, elevated road. It is Asia's first electric BRT system.
It will be the second BRT system to be develop in Malaysia with 51 km in length consist of 3 trunk routes for Tebrau, Skudai and Iskandar Puteri corridors.
Dedicated bus lanes, constructed starting in 1996, which include many BRT features, such as raised station platforms.They are used by the Taipei Joint Bus System, including a system of 16 trunk lines that aim to provide "MRT-like" service along arterial roads, with peak headways of four to six minutes.
The route begins at Sathon and runs along Narathiwat Ratchanakharin Road, turns right at Rama III Road, crosses the Chao Phraya River on the Rama III Bridge and follows Ratchadaphisek Road before turning right at Ratchahruek Road. At the Sathon-Narathiwat Ratchanakharin intersection, a walkway connects BRT Sathon and the BTS Chong Nonsi station.
Tuyap and Söğütlüçeşme, is Turkey first full-service bus rapid transit system. It has a fully separated right-of-way (except crossing the Bosphorus Bridge) and off-bus fare collection.
system runs from the downtown Kim Mã terminal to the Yên Nghĩa terminal in Hanoi's southern suburbs.The system is a component of the Hanoi Urban Transport Development Project, which was approved by the Hanoi People's Committee in Decision 1837/QĐ-UBND on May 10, 2007. The World Bank-funded ODA project is a step in improving the city's urban transport network and increasing public-transport capacity.
entire bus system includes many BRT features such as stop distancing, place name signs on all bus stop signs, all door boarding and an entirely proof of payment, off-board fare collection system.
launch it "Plusbus" BRT it is a 12 km route from the eastern to the western most part of the city - 1 km yet to be finalized. It features bus exclusive lanes, all electric busses, each 25 meters long and with room for 153 passengers, and priority at all intersections on the route.[89][90]
Operated by RATP. It was the second BRT system implemented in France during the 1980s; for political reasons, there are no bus lanes through Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
There is a bus rapid transit system shared with trams, consisting of two sections, one at Monte Cassino Street and another one at Grzegórzki Street, Warsaw Uprisers' Avenue and in the north part of Old Town ring, as well as bus lanes on the Three Wisemen Avenues.
Portugal's first Bus Rapid Transit system was announced in 2020 and is expected to launch by the end of 2025. With an extension of 42 km, 42 stations, 35 vehicles, and initially connecting 3 municipalities.[94]
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A Bus Rapid Transit System will be built between Boa Vista and Praça do Império. It will be 8 kilometres long and is scheduled to be completed by the last quarter of 2023.[95] It plans to have a fleet of 8 hydrogen powered articulated buses.[96]
A proposed 38 kilometre line that will that will connect the city of Faro with the neighboring municipalities of Olhão and Loulé. It will serve around 85,000 residents, costing €300-€510 million upon completion in 2029.
The lines (1-4, 6) run frequently and have a higher priority than other buses. The buses are blue; other buses are red. Differences between blue and red buses are very slight however.
Between Gosport and Fareham. A 2.8-mile (4.5 km) bus-only road along the former Fareham–Gosport line has been opened from Titchborne Way in Gosport to Redlands Lane in Fareham as phase one of a larger scheme. Operated by First Hampshire & Dorset as Eclipse.
It runs between Luton Airport and Houghton Regis via Dunstable following the Dunstable branch line, which closed in 1989, running parallel to the A505 (Dunstable Road) and A5065 (Hatters Way). It runs for 6.1 miles, of which 4.8 is guided track with a maximum speed of 50 mph. The £91 million scheme.
Partially segregated, specialised BRT vehicles, on-board payment to customer-care attendant, runs every 15 minutes from 7 am to 7 pm (a conventional bus at other times).
New rapid 'Glider' bus that will provide connections to Liverpool John Lennon Airport and the city's football stadiums by 2028. The 18-metre, articulated vehicle can transport around 30% more passengers.
Halifax Transit was a BRT system with three routes linking Portland Hills, Woodside and Sackville and downtown Halifax. Fares were higher than the conventional Metro Transit.
Montreal bus rapid transit, The SRB (Service rapide par bus) Pie-IX is currently under construction on Pie-IX Boulevard, with dedicated right of way and station-like stops, including indoor transfer to a metro station also under construction. Other lines have preferential traffic signals and dedicated lanes.[104]
OC Transpo is one of North America's largest BRT systems, with over 200,000 passengers daily and 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 station areas. Many routes converge at the Transitway, providing frequent service.
Saint John Transit, three ComeX (Community Express) routes link Grand Bay-Westfield, Rothesay, Quispamsis and Hampton to uptown Saint John. The fare is higher than the conventional Saint John Transit.
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) formerly operated the BRT route, 196 York University Rocket on the York University Busway. Although it has been successful, the TTC planned to close the BRT route once the extension to Line 1 of the Toronto subway was completed.[105] Following completion of the subway extension, the small portion near York University was closed and turned back to the university, whereas the just under 2 km section between Finch West station and Dufferin Street remains in operation. The busway is still used by a handful of routes. Elsewhere, dedicated bus lanes are starting to be installed on city roadways, starting with Eglinton Avenue East, Kingston Road and Morningside Avenue in 2020. Jane Street is being planned through 2021, with three additional corridors (Dufferin, Steeles West and Finch East) to be designed afterwards. A sixth corridor (Lawrence East) is in consideration.[106]
TransLink started in 2020 as a successor to its B-Lines, with more passenger features and amenities. The 99 B-Line is the last remaining B-Line route and has been successful, but TransLink estimates that its SkyTrain costs about $0.75 per ride compared to $1.04-$2.22 for its BRT routes. Two B-Line routes have been replaced by rapid-transit lines; the 98 B-Line was replaced with the Canada Line in 2009 and the 97 B-Line by the Evergreen Extension in 2016. Another two B-Lines, the 95 and 96, were replaced with RapidBus routes, the R5 and R1 respectively. Along with the two upgraded B-Lines, there are also three other RapidBus routes, R2, the R3 and R4. A sixth route, the R6, is the most recent expansion, having opened in January 2024.
Victoria Regional Transit System service started in 2023, providing faster and more frequent service on an existing bus corridor using bus priority lanes.[107] The service has its own branding with larger and differently colored bus shelters.
Winnipeg Transit operates similarly to Ottawa's, with dedicated lanes outside the downtown core and HOV lanes within it. The first phase connects downtown with Fort Rouge, with current routes servicing the University of Manitoba along Pembina Highway and a few suburban communities in the south-west. It will be eventually extended to Bison Drive.[109]
York Region Transit, Viva began service in 2005. In response to escalating congestion on the region's roads, the region's transit plan included a provision for a BRT system along the Yonge Street and Highway 7 arterial corridors.[110] Most of the system does not contain transit-priority measures, other than an honor system of fare payment. However, construction is underway on dedicated busways, and the first segment opened on March 6, 2011.[111]
Guatemala City's Transmetro has 7 lines and 107 stations, and 1 line with 14 stations under construction. The first line (Line 12) opened on February 3, 2007, and crosses Aguilar Batres Avenue from Villa Nueva to the city's downtown. The second line (Line 13) began operation on August 12, 2010, and crosses 6th and 7th Avenue in a one-way-per-avenue scheme. Lines 1, 2, 6, 7, and 18 have been added recently, and Line 5 is under construction. The line number represents the main zone each line serves (For example, most of Line 7 runs through Zone 7's neighborhoods, Line 1 runs through Zone 1, and so on).
The SITT BRT system operates a route from downtown Tijuana and Garita Puerto Mexico near the San Ysidro Port of Entry, southeast along the Tijuana River to Terminal Insurgentes in the southeastern part of the city.[117]
MARTA's first bus rapid transit (BRT) line is currently under construction. The construction is scheduled to be completed in 2025 with revenue service beginning in late 2025. The 5-mile (8-kilometer) line will run from downtown Atlanta, through Summerhill, and end at the Atlanta Beltline. The line, named the "MARTA Rapid Summerhill", will utilize new 60-foot (18-meter) articulated electric buses.
RIT's double articulated buses servicing tube stations in downtown CuritibaPassengers boarding a Transoeste articulated bus at the Barra da Tijuca terminal in Rio de JaneiroTranscarioca station at Galeão International Airport in Rio de Janeiro
In the following table, BRT systems in light blue are under construction.
Bogotá's segregated, four-lane TransMilenio system has a maximum peak-load capacity of 45,000 passengers per hour per direction (pphpd) on its busiest line.[133] The system uses modular median stations that serve both directions and enable prepaid, multiple-door, level boarding.[133] The average stop time is 24 seconds. Trunk-line terminals have integrated bicycle parking; the fare card opens a gate to a secure bicycle parking area. Two lanes in each direction permit "Quickways" (local service on the inside lane combined with express service, skipping four or five stations at a time).[134] TransMilenio was described as a "model BRT system" in the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute's May 2006 report. It serves Bogotá with high-capacity, articulated, three-door buses. Bi-articulated buses are used on the busiest routes, and a smart card system is used for fare collection. Despite its large capacity, Transmilenio had problems with overcrowding.[135]
The Quito trolleybus system has lines running on exclusive BRT lanes with underpass crossings.
El Trole is a trolleybus BRT system operated by Compañía Trolebús Quito. Plans exist to convert the northernmost portion of the system to light rail. Ecovía and Metrobus diesel BRT lines have several subsystems: Trolebús (Corredor Trole), Ecovía (Corredor Ecovía), Metrobús (Corredor Central Norte), Corredor Sur Oriental and Corredor Sur Occidental. Trolebús electric trolley buses can also operate on gas. Except for local routes, all buses are articulated.
^[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2009-08-12-brt-offers-celebratory-free-rides-on-opening-day BRT offers celebratory free rides on opening day.Like most transport projects, the system will be implemented in phases. Phase 1 of the estimated two-billion-rand projects has run articulated right-of-way buses along dedicated median bus lanes in both directions across Johannesburg since 2010, covering almost half the city.M&G
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Guangzhou BRT
Beijing BRT Line 1; the doors are on the left side because the line uses center-island platforms on most of its route.
Xiamen BRT
TransJakarta Scania K310IB 6x2 serving Corridor 2
Suroboyo Bus Mercedes-Benz O500U 1726 LE serving Corridor R1
Metro Jabar Trans Isuzu ELF NQR 71 serving Corridor 2D
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