Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit

Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit (GBRT)
Overview
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/
Operation
Began operation 10 February 2010
Technical
System length 22.5 km (14.0 mi)
Top speed 21 km/h (13 mph)
Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit
Simplified Chinese 广州快速公交
Traditional Chinese 廣州快速公交
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 广州 BRT
Traditional Chinese 廣州 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 Bogota).[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]

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

Tianhe Sports Center Station
GBRT dedicated corridor
GBRT during rush hour

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.

Station Name
English
Station Name
Hanzi
Transfer
Location
Tianhe Sports Center 体育中心 Metro interchange Guangzhou Metro  1   3   APM  Tianhe
Shipaiqiao 石牌桥 Metro interchange Guangzhou Metro  3 
Gangding 岗顶 Metro interchange Guangzhou Metro  3 
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 Metro interchange Guangzhou Metro  4 
Dongpuzhen 东圃镇
Huangcun 黄村 Bus interchange Dongpu Coach Terminal
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） Metro interchange Guangzhou Metro  13  Bus interchange Huangpu Coach Station
Shuanggang 双岗
Shapu 沙浦
Nanhai Temple 南海神庙 Metro interchange Guangzhou Metro  13 
Miaotou 庙头
Nanwan 南湾
Xiayuan 夏园 Metro interchange Guangzhou Metro  13 

References

  1. 1 2 "Guangzhou's Remarkable Bus Rapid Transit System". Reuters. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  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. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
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