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Leon
:
[Updated Time(
2013-06-14
)]
BRT Basics:
Segregated busways or bus-only roadways:
[15km segregated, 15.5km in mixed traffic]
Pre-board fare collection and fare verification:
Level boarding and alighting:
Signal priority or grade separation at intersections:
Year system commenced:
2003
Peak throughput (passengers/hr/direction):
1,950
[14-Jul-2013, East of Industrial Station, PM peak, east-west]
City centre peak hour speed:
15-19 km/hr
[14&15-Jun-2013, Slower in mixed traffic corridors]
Peak city centre buses/hr/direction:
20
[14-Jun-2013, Industrial Station, PM peak, east-west]
Total length of dedicated busway:
15 km
Length including mixed traffic portions:
30.5 km
Location of busway lanes:
Centre of roadway
Number of BRT terminals:
5
System name:
Optibús
Operation and Service:
Network of routes and corridors:
High peak period operational speed (>20km/hr):
Most bus passengers in BRT corridors carried by BRT buses:
Net time saving for bus passengers in corridor:
[Likely, but not certain, considering transfers]
Throughput >10,000 passengers/hr (one direction):
Throughput >20,000 passengers/hr (one direction):
Carries more than a mixed traffic lane (3000 pphpd):
Payment per bus-kilometre rather than per passenger:
Buses operating both in & out of BRT corridors:
[A small number of retrofitted regular buses]
More than one BRT bus operator:
Number of corridors:
4
[5 operating routes]
Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads:
1
[At least one route using 10m buses with 2-side doors]
Routes operating only in busway corridors:
5
[T-01, T-02, T-03, T-04, T-05]
Median cash fare:
8 peso
Median smart card fare:
6.3 peso
BRT bus operator(s):
Red Optibus Norte, Red Optibus Sur, Red Optibus Oriente, Red Optibus Poniente, Red Integral Optibus
[Plus 14 operators of feeder routes]
Operational mode:
trunk-feeder
Average bus occupancy (peak hour, direction & point):
95
Fare type (flat fare or distance-based):
flat fare
Stations:
Sliding doors in BRT stations:
Station size based on passenger demand:
[A couple of larger city center stations]
Full weather protection on most station platforms:
Full weather protection on all station platforms:
Covered station access:
Escalators/lifts at >20% of stations with bridges/tunnels:
>1 substop at >75% of stations (requires overtaking):
>1 stop position at stopping area at >75% of stations:
Number of BRT stations:
65
Average distance between stations:
490m
Location of bus doorways:
Left side
[traffic is on the right]
Station platform height:
1m
Longest BRT station (non terminal):
60m
Shortest BRT station:
20m
Most station substops:
2
Number of turnstiles/gates per entry (median):
2
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Infrastructure:
Enhanced station (more than just a bus shelter):
Overtaking lanes at more than 75% of stations:
Includes BRT-only tunnels or bridges:
Automated fare collection and fare verification:
Stations away from intersections:
Stations with functioning passing lanes:
0
Communications:
Distinctive BRT buses:
Real-time next bus information displays:
Distinctive marketing identity for system:
[Optibús]
High-quality passenger information at stations:
Audio announcements at stations:
High-quality passenger information on buses:
Audio announcements on BRT buses:
Distinctive BRT stations:
Access and Integration:
Bicycle parking at BRT stations:
Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s):
Wheelchair accessible stations:
Improvements to nearby public space:
Bike sharing in vicinity of BRT stations:
BRT Vehicle:
High capacity BRT buses:
Number of doors in BRT buses:
3
BRT vehicle length:
18.15m
[plus some 10m supplementary buses]
No. of seats in 18m BRT buses:
41, 44
[44 seats, 116 standing (older), 41 seats, 119 standing (newer)]
BRT vehicle fuel:
diesel
BRT bus manufacturer:
Volvo
Others:
Infrastructure cost per km:
US$1m
[Source: bic.asn.au]
Urban area inhabitants:
1.3 million
BRT Standard score (GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE):
SILVER
No
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