Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit

Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit (GBRT)
CRRC TEG6180BEV02 articulated bus on route B1
CRRC TEG6180BEV02 articulated bus on route B1
Overview
LocaleGuangzhou
Transit typeBus rapid transit
Number of lines31
Number of stations26
Daily ridership1,000,000[1]
Websitehttp://www.gz-brt.cn/
Operation
Began operation10 February 2010
Technical
System length22.5 km (14.0 mi)
Top speed21 km/h (13 mph)
Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit
Simplified Chinese广州快速公交
Traditional Chinese廣州快速公交
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngzhōu Kuàisù Gōngjiāo
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese广州 BRT
Traditional Chinese廣州 BRT
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuǎngzhōu BRT

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 Bogotá, 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]

  1. ^ a b "Guangzhou's Remarkable Bus Rapid Transit System". Reuters. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  2. ^ International Public Transport Conference 2010 Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Case Study of the Guangzhou BRT – Retrieved on 2010-08-05
  3. ^ "Guangzhou BRT". Guangzhou BRT. Archived from the original on 25 May 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2010.