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Beijing
:
[Updated Time(
2015-06-16
)]
BRT Basics:
Segregated busways or bus-only roadways:
Pre-board fare collection and fare verification:
Level boarding and alighting:
[level but sometimes large gap]
Signal priority or grade separation at intersections:
Year system commenced:
2004
[corridors 2 & 3 opened in August 2008; corridor 4 opened in 2012]
Peak throughput (passengers/hr/direction):
2,298
[17-May-2019, South of Tiantan, AM peak, south-north]
1,030(2018年3月29日,天坛以南,晚高峰,北-南,29-Mar-2018, South of Tiantan, PM peak, north-south)
City centre peak hour speed:
17.8 km/h
[16-May-2019, AM peak, south-north]
18km/h,16-20 km/h(2013年1月1日,30-Mar-2018, PM peak, north-south)
Peak city centre buses/hr/direction:
18
[9-Mar-2018, South of Tiantan, PM peak, north-south]
Total length of dedicated busway:
59 km
[14/9.5/11/24.5km corridor 1/2/3/4]
Length including mixed traffic portions:
79 km
[16km/15km/23km/25km corridor 1/2/3/4]
Location of busway lanes:
Centre of roadway
[Left of service lane in corridors 2, 3, 4]
Number of BRT terminals:
4
System name:
Beijing BRT
Operation and Service:
Network of routes and corridors:
[3 lines, but no interconnections]
High peak period operational speed (>20km/hr):
[Not in corridors 2 and 3]
Most bus passengers in BRT corridors carried by BRT buses:
Net time saving for bus passengers in corridor:
[Unlikely in corridor 1; not in corridors 2 or 3]
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:
[Only 1 route in 4 corridors]
Competitively bid operating contracts:
More than one BRT bus operator:
No operational subsidy from government:
[subsidy needed]
System control centre:
BRT authority plans and controls the system:
BRT system coverage (2-way roads) (1 fare):
79 km
Number of corridors:
4
Routes operating both inside & outside BRT roads:
1
[B3s]
Routes operating only in busway corridors:
5
[2/1/1/1 in corridors 1/2/3/4]
Median cash fare:
2 yuan
[2 RMB for 1st 10km and 1RMB for each additional 5km, 50% off for smart card]
Median smart card fare:
1 yuan
[50% off for smart card]
BRT management agency:
Beijing Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. (BPT)
Operational mode:
trunk-only
Average bus occupancy (peak hour, direction & point):
95
Fare type (flat fare or distance-based):
distance-based
[2 RMB for 1st 10km and 1RMB for each additional 5km, 50% off for smart card, started 26-Dec-2014]
Fleet of regular buses using BRT stations:
0
Stations:
Sliding doors in BRT stations:
[Newer stations have sliding doors]
Station size based on passenger demand:
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:
Real-time CCTV surveillance at all stations:
Number of BRT stations:
78
[17/20/22/19 corridors 1/2/3/4]
Average distance between stations:
940m
[940m/790m/1000m corridor 1/2/3]
Location of bus doorways:
Right side
[left side in corridor 1]
Station platform height:
35cm
Longest BRT station (non terminal):
75m
Shortest BRT station:
40m
Most station substops:
1
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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:
Low-emission vehicle technology (≥Euro III):
Automated fare collection and fare verification:
Stations away from intersections:
Physical BRT laneway dividers:
Stations with functioning passing lanes:
0
Number of BRT depots:
2
Fare system vendor:
Jiangsu Huimin
Sliding door system vendor:
Jiangsu Huimin
Surveillance system vendor:
Qingdao Hisense
Communications:
Distinctive BRT buses:
[Difficult to distinguish from many non-BRT articulated buses]
Real-time next bus information displays:
Distinctive marketing identity for system:
[Beijing BRT]
High-quality passenger information at stations:
High-quality passenger information on buses:
Distinctive BRT stations:
Access and Integration:
Bicycle parking at BRT stations:
[Some in corridor 4]
Segregated bike lanes along main corridor(s):
Wheelchair accessible stations:
Improvements to nearby public space:
[Partial in corridor 1, but not in later corridors]
Bike sharing in vicinity of BRT stations:
Fleet of integrated BRT feeder buses:
0
BRT Vehicle:
High capacity BRT buses:
Fleet of special BRT buses:
319
[87 18m corr 1; 100 18m and 8 18m trolleybus corr 3; 100 corr 4]
Number of doors in BRT buses:
4
[3 in corridor 1]
BRT vehicle length:
18.5m
BRT vehicle fuel:
diesel, LNG, electric
[CNG in first corridor 1 buses, discontinued]
BRT bus manufacturer:
Jinhua Neoplan, Beijing Futian, Beijing Trolleybus Factory
[trolleybuses were JV with Jinhua Neoplan]
Lead international design / planning work:
Energy Foundation
18m BRT bus cost:
1.6millon yuan
[Initial Iveco CNG buses cost $350,000; later Neoplan diesel buses $250,000]
Fleet of 18m or larger BRT buses:
319
Others:
Buses paid for by operators rather than government:
Preliminary planning and design costs:
6 million yuan
[1st corridor only]
Infrastructure cost per km:
40m yuan
[1st corridor only. US$4.8m at Jul-04 rate]
BRT Standard score (GOLD, SILVER, BRONZE):
Basic BRT
[Corridor 1 is Bronze, others Basic BRT or non-BRT]
No
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